Misspelt road markings have been corrected after the error was highlighted by the Adver.

The parking for a vehicle charging point on William Street was labelled as being for ‘eletric vehicles’ only.

The charging point was originally installed by Swindon Borough Council, but the road markings had been repainted by a contractor following gas works by Wales and West.

They have now been repainted to the correct spelling of ‘electric’.

The error was noticed by one resident on TikTok who said: "We need to divorce Swindon Borough Council, bring in the army, sort Swindon out."

Wales & West Utilities Programme Controller for Swindon, Craig Sperring previously explained: “We have been working in the William Street area of Swindon to upgrade the gas network. 

“We completed our work and replaced the road surface where we had been digging. 

“Contractors working on our behalf then replaced the road markings where we had been working and, unfortunately, have misspelt the word ‘electric’ along an EV charging location.

“Our team of bright sparks will be returning to replace the markings with the correct letters.”

A spokesperson for Swindon Borough Council previously said: “The markings were painted correctly by us when the charging point was installed.

“We have asked Wales and West to correct the road markings as a matter of urgency.”