A CD rack lit up with fairy lights and put in the middle of the road to deter vehicles driving dangerously down it has been ‘stolen’.

Residents built the makeshift road-block, on Palatine Road, Wallasey, after becoming annoyed at what they perceived to be the council’s lack of interest in stopping dangerous driving on their street.

However now a woman, who lives on the street, claims the CD rack has been stolen.

Michelle Hooper said: “There are a lot of kids who play on this road and I think it was probably one of them.

“I was out most of yesterday, but when I got back the road was quiet and the CD rack wasn’t there.

“Tonight is probably going to be quite hectic though, because it’s the weekend, which is when they all race down there.”

The borough council said the road has been looked at and is not considered a priority for speed reduction measures because of its safety history.

However Ms Hooper told us that the long-term nature of the problem and a sense that something must be done, led residents to take matters into their own hands.

She said: “This problem has been constant for at least two years, all day and all night.

“The council rejected the idea of speed bumps and all the other suggestions we’ve made.

“Cars drive so fast down the road and there are lots of children around. The other night one came down so fast we couldn’t take his number plate.”

Ms Hooper added: “Last night (Wednesday) we put a CD rack with basic lights attached on the road and since then nobody has been speeding at all.”

She said the CD-rack was chosen because it was easy to attach the lights to it.

A spokesperson for Wirral Council said: “Speeding traffic and its effect is a key concern of the Council.

“We have investigated a complaint from a resident in Palatine Road and have taken into account road safety records for the area over the last five years, which show this and nearby roads have a good safety history and is not therefore a priority for additional speed reduction measures at this time. This can be reviewed should circumstances change.

“The responsibility for enforcement of speed limits is a matter for the police, but we would encourage residents to take advantage of the Community Speedwatch initiative.

“This is part of the Merseyside Road Safety Partnership and includes local authorities and police and encourages residents to become a volunteer working with the police to raise awareness of speeding.”

A petition has been set up on the website change.org, asking Wirral Council to build speed bumps in Palatine Road.