Bungling contractors put a new lamppost just inches from an existing streetlight.

Contractors working for Sutton Council installed the new streetlight in Colborne Way after another had been knocked down.

But instead of putting it in the right place, it was put next to an existing one.

Baffled residents spotted the mistake last week.

Deputy council leader, councillor Ruth Dombey said: “The contractors who did this must be daft.

“We are making them move it and they’re paying for it out of their own pockets.”