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New double yellow lines painted on Elgin roads provoke laughter and confusion

The new road markings do not appear to match the ones that were there previously.

Silver car driving past the new double yellow lines.
The new double yellow lines have not been painted over the old ones. Image: David Mackay/DC Thomson

New double yellow lines in Elgin have prompted confusion and laughter from motorists.

Crews were seen repainting the road markings on Main Street and Linkwood Road in New Elgin this week.

The work caused small tailbacks as drivers waited patiently to move past the workforce working on the road.

However, the finished double yellow lines on the Elgin streets have provoked questions about their colour and layout.

What is wrong with the new yellow lines?

The new double yellow lines were painted in Elgin as the older ones have become faded, appearing almost white in some places.

However, the new lines do not cover the old ones in the sections that have been completed.

It means that some areas appear to have four yellow lines, while others appear to have one extremely thick line.

Dark car driving past extremely thick yellow lines.
Some sections appear to be almost one extremely thick yellow line. Image: David Mackay/DC Thomson

Other sections of the new lines on Main Street are also not completely straight.

The new lines have provoked a mixture of laughter and confusion on social media.

Teresa Mckay wrote: “Yellow? Should have gone to Specsavers. They’re orange.”

Catherine Hirst posted: “I was thinking it was someone’s version of abstract yellow lining, it’s wild.”

Samantha Duncan wrote: “Head to New Elgin Post Office, they get even funnier. Honestly, all different lines and colours.”

Moray Council has been contacted to comment.

In pictures: New double yellow lines in New Elgin

Curved double yellow lines.
The previous yellow lines were becoming faded. Image: David Mackay/DC Thomson
Silver car driving past double yellow lines.
The yellow lines are on Main Street, Edgar Road and Linkwood Road.
Double yellow lines with smears of yellow paint on the road.
Yellow paint has spilled onto some other sections of the road. Image: David Mackay/DC Thomson
White car driving past double yellow lines.
Some of the double yellow lines do not appear straight. Image: David Mackay/DC Thomson
Faded double yellow lines.
Some of the new lines have already begun to fade. Image: David Mackay/DC Thomson
Double yellow lines close-up
The double yellow lines appear to be a different thickness in some areas. Image: David Mackay/DC Thomson

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