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I too am confused about this 4m(!) tall illuminated sign. According to this article the application may well have been turned down by the roads dept. if it *wasn't* illuminated. Why? Is this sign to be plonked in the middle of a road that it needs lighting up? :wink:

 

Surely it doesn't need lighting up so drivers can easily see what's on it. They should be watching where they're going... especially as it'll be right next to our biggest roundabout. Folk have a hard enough time minding which lane / indicator to use, let alone checking out tescos latest loss leader.

 

I've nothing against tesco themselves putting up an illuminated sign. Just illuminated signs in general. They're gawd awful things wherever they are!

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http://www.shetland.gov.uk/planningcontrol/apps/pdfs/2008_244_ADV/2008_244_ADV_Drawing_No_L1-003-Rev-D_Proposed_Site_Signage_AMENDED.pdf

 

That plan shows a 4m high sign within the Tesco site at the corner nearest the roundabout (bottom right hand corner of the drawing).

 

No offers on it, just an information sign really.

 

On the subject of Tesco signs. Whats that sign at the exit all about? The one that says trolleys will stop beyond this point. What's gonna stop them?

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http://www.shetland.gov.uk/planningcontrol/apps/pdfs/2008_244_ADV/2008_244_ADV_Drawing_No_L1-003-Rev-D_Proposed_Site_Signage_AMENDED.pdf

 

That plan shows a 4m high sign within the Tesco site at the corner nearest the roundabout (bottom right hand corner of the drawing).

Well found Muppet. So a 4m tall illuminated sign right next to the biggest roundabout for hundreds of miles is a good thing for road users because it's lit up?

 

On the subject of Tesco signs. Whats that sign at the exit all about? The one that says trolleys will stop beyond this point. What's gonna stop them?

GPS triggered detonators? Monkeys in gun towers? No... it's your love of Tesco of course!

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On the subject of Tesco signs. Whats that sign at the exit all about? The one that says trolleys will stop beyond this point. What's gonna stop them?

 

They have the same sign at Tesco in Kirkwall but they do work outside the car park there because I met a trolley load of teenagers whizzing along the pavement towards the skatepark last Saturday. However, they may have some kind of device which measures the distance from the shop because the next day the trolley was upside down in the Peerie Sea about 50 yards further along....

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I too am curious about the "trolley stops" sign and I am also curious about the "minicabs" sign. We have taxis which I guess could sit outside Tesco in the hope of some casual trade and private hire cars that have to be called so where do minicabs fit in the scheme of things.

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