SNOW ploughs are being blamed for stripping road markings from Borders roads.

Transport bosses at Scottish Borders Council believe this year's blizzards led to an increased amount of salting and snow clearing.

And the increases, in turn, led to white lines all over the region being either broken away or badly faded.

Transport spokesman, Councillor Gordon Edgar, also admitted there's not enough money left in the pot for repainting of all affected routes.

He said: "Additional salting and snow clearing has caused a lot of markings to be lost.

"We have reports of this in places all over the Borders.

"White lines fade away for different reasons, but the problems we are seeing just now are mainly due to the snow."

Selkirk Community Council was told of several areas where recently painted markings had disappeared.

Chairman Alistair Pattullo described near misses at the junction opposite the town's War Memorial after the markings had faded away.

He blasted: "There are no road markings at all now - it wasn't all that long ago they were all done but they have disappeared.

"I have come round the corner a few times and there are cars on the wrong side of the road - there are no markings now to tell drivers where they should go."

Selkirkshire councillor Caroline Penman highlighted problems in the refurbished Market Place where recently marked loading bays were fading.

Councillor Edgar added: "We have 3,000 kilometres of roads in the Borders and we don't have the money to go out and repaint everywhere that has been affected.

"We will prioritise A roads."