Workmen have botched a job and created Britain's smallest bus stop - which is only big enough for a car.

The contractors were told to put markings in a layby created for a full-size stop in Henbury, Bristol.

But they they only painted a yellow box big enough for half a bus - forcing drivers to stop in the road and block traffic behind them.

Deputy Mayor Mark Bradshaw said: "It looks like our contractor has made a mistake so we'll be asking them to put it right as soon as possible."

The bus lane was also too narrow. Credit: SWNS

And when buses pull away from the shortened stop they enter a new bus lane - which is only wide enough for bicycles.

Bristol City Council said the latest gaffe would be corrected at the first possible opportunity.