RESIDENTS in a small area of West Devon said they have had enough of motorists constantly speeding through their village.

The B3212 from Yelverton to Exeter, which dissects the moors, has a few ‘hot spot’ areas where drivers are not adhering to the speed restrictions.

And one village on this stretch of road that suffers is Dousland.

Residents are calling on Devon County Council to make significant changes to make the area safe for all ages.

One resident from Dousland, Isobel Parris, said she has lived in the area for 33 years and that speeding had always been a problem, along with the added issue that there is no footpath for people to walk along safely.

‘Over the years people have attempted to address the issue. Some residents wrote to Devon County Council in 2010, the reply stated that as soon as remedial measures were taken that the Safety Camera Partnership would be enforcing the route!

‘Eight years later the situation is worse.’

Residents have noticed that accidents are frequent when drivers are coming off Peek Hill, where the speed limit is 60mph, into Dousland which has a 30mph restriction, and then again 60mph up to Yelverton.

Mrs Parris said: ‘Needless to say not many drivers respect the 30mph.

‘Over the years residents have requested “vehicle activated signs” and traffic calming measures but to no avail.

‘Traffic volume has increased and the road is more of a hazard than ever previously.’

This year alone a team of special constables from the road policing team and the rural crime team have completed several speed enforcement days on Dartmoor and Dousland.

One officer said that the enforcement days were organised in direct response to the public’s concerns and reactions to extreme speeding on Dartmoor.

‘Police have spent time enforcing the speed limits on Dartmoor’s roads, following concerns received by the force that people were driving too fast through villages and on the moor’s roads,’ said Dave.

‘We are responding to these concerns and showing a police presence and providing awareness.’

A Devon County Council spokesman said: ‘The issue of speeding at Dousland was fully investigated a couple of years ago by the Speed Compliance Action Review Forum (SCARF) which is a joint review by Devon County Council and Devon and Cornwall Police.

The process involves collecting data, assessing the site and looking at possible intervention levels to be agreed by all parties. The outcome of these investigations was that police should carry out regular enforcement.’