NEW signs designed to help drivers pinpoint where they are if they break down or want to report a problem on the motorway are being installed along the M5 in the Wellington area.

The new roadside driver location signs will be introduced from mid-January.

Information on the signs will ensure Highways Agency and emergency services personnel can reach people more quickly and tell road users which motorway they are driving on, the direction they are traveling in and where they are on the motorway.

A Highways Agency spokesman said: "With many people using mobile phones to call for assistance these days, rather than the motorway emergency phones, it can be difficult to find a caller's exact location. "If road users can tell us what is on the sign nearest to them on the motorway, we can work out where they are if they breakdown or need to report an incident."