PEOPLE living in a busy Westcliff road are calling for more signs to show it is a dead end - after one driver careered off the end of the road and wedged their car on some steps.

Residents of Holland Road, Westcliff, want to make their cul-de-sac safer as people race down the road - not realising it ends in some steps leading to the seafront.

In October 2015 the Echo reported a car was wedged in the set of steps.

At the time of the incident, Holland Road resident Lesley McCartney, 64, said: "It must have been coming down at some speed because I've seen cars roll when they haven't put their handbrake on and they barely come off the kerb.

"Cars do come down here rather fast at times, they seem to think it's a race track, especially on Saturday nights."

Trevor Bell, 70, of Holland Road, feels something needs to be done to make drivers more aware that it’s a dead end.

“Traffic problems are a problem here because we are a very busy street. The drivers think we go out to the seafront but we don’t, hence the car on the steps. I’m really worried there’s going to be another accident.

“People don’t feel the signage is accurate. There needs to be better signage and a sign on each corner.”

Trissia Harris, 51, who also lives in Holland Road and is part of the roads’ Neighbourhood watch group, said: “It is dangerous because of the signage. There is a dead end sign that most people don’t realise is there.

“A car went down the steps but we don’t know what happened. Another resident saw a coach come down the road and I imagine it got stuck. With the cars roaring up and down it can be dangerous because they don’t realise it’s a dead end.

“I think a lot of people have written in about the subject. I approached the council and they said it was adequate.”

Martin Terry, Southend councillor responsible for transport, added: “We would like to clarify the road is not a one-way street, so we could not therefore install signs to this effect because it would be inappropriate and not in accordance with traffic signage and statutory regulations - but there a T sign on display to indicate to motorists that it is a no-through road.”