North Somerset Council’s cabinet member for Highways, Hannah Young (Clevedon South, Labour), told a council meeting on Tuesday that repainting road markings and taking down flags had to date cost the council £6,000. “What I do see as vandalism, however, is when road markings, roundabouts, or crossings are painted over. This kind of action is unsafe, damages public property, and does not honour our flag when us as the public are driving over it. It represents England and the United Kingdom and should be a source of pride for everyone no matter their background, heritage, or faith. Road markings are strictly regulated for safety reasons and it is a criminal offence to deface them under the Highways Act 1980.”