Gardeners have been warned to keep their hedges in check amid reports of shrubbery overgrowing onto roads and paths.

East Anglian Daily Times: Suffolk Highways have warned homeowners that overgrown trees can be particualry dangerous at junctions Picture: SUFFOLK HIGHWAYSSuffolk Highways have warned homeowners that overgrown trees can be particualry dangerous at junctions Picture: SUFFOLK HIGHWAYS (Image: Archant)

Suffolk Highways has stressed that homeowners need to take responsibility for their gardens and ensure that hedges and trees are trimmed back, particularly at junctions where they may obstruct a driver's view of the road.

In a tweet which has received a mixed reaction from road users, Suffolk Highways said: "We often receive reports of privately-owned hedges overgrowing onto the highway.

"If a tree or hedge is within your property, you have a duty of care to ensure that these are cut back, particularly at junctions or accesses."

Responding to the tweet, Mark Parsons said: "About time - I drive a 7.5tonne truck and I'm constantly hitting hedges, trees and overhanging branches with my wing mirrors making my job more hazardous. "I have to drive over white lines to avoid them, which in turn upsets oncoming traffic."

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East Anglian Daily Times: Overgrown hedges can make it difficult for drivers to see Picture: SUFFOLK HIGHWAYSOvergrown hedges can make it difficult for drivers to see Picture: SUFFOLK HIGHWAYS (Image: Archant)