FIFE Council has apologised to unhappy drivers complaining about the size of new speed bumps on a busy Dunfermline road.

The measures were put in place after resurfacing works on William Street but council officials admitted the gradient of the bumps was too severe and have arranged to carry out work to fix the problem this weekend.

Cairneyhill driver Graham Yeoman got in touch with the Press to question how many cars might have been damaged by the new bumps and said that even at low speeds, they were "dangerous, uncomfortable and potentially damaging".

The Press asked Fife Council to confirm whether the humps were in-line with regulations and Phil Clarke, lead officer for traffic management, said: "The traffic calming features in William Street were installed to a standard more suitable for quieter, residential roads that see less through traffic.

"Although not illegal, they should have been installed with a lesser gradient on a road as busy as William Street and we apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.

"Remedial works will be carried out over the weekend of May 7 and 8 to resolve this issue. We are also installing an additional, suitable road hump close to the 20mph gateway and primary school to address concerns about speeding through the bottom half of William Street."