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Goodbye to Britain's most hated bollard? Pylon blamed for string of car crashes could be replaced with CCTV

A notorious set of bollards, responsible for a string of car crashes, could soon be scrapped as council chiefs consider plans to replace them with CCTV.

Width restriction bollards on Woodmere Avenue in Watford have caused chaos for unsuspecting drivers ever since they were installed over a decade ago.

Footage of smashes have gone viral with many cars being written off and ending up on two wheels.

Motorists have faced difficulty at the restriction due to the narrowness of the road and the bollards being too close to the edge of the kerbs.

Hertfordshire County Council sought to improve the situation around a year ago by widening the road and moving the bollards further away from the kerbs.