'Busy ' : Richard Baker made a 'Max Speed 20mph ' sign after police claimed they ‘ did not have the resources ’ to monitor motorists outside his home . Police told a pensioner that they were too busy to deal with speeders using his road – but turned up within 30 minutes after he put up a DIY warning sign . Officers in Newbury , Berkshire , claimed they ‘ did not have the resources ’ to monitor motorists outside pensioner Richard Baker ’ s terraced home . So he made a ‘ Max Speed 20mph ’ sign and stuck it on the roadside –only to find an officer on his doorstep demanding that he remove the notice half an hour later . Mr Baker , 71 , said he and his partner Rosemary Cribb fear someone will be knocked down and killed by the ‘ mad ’ drivers . ‘ No one will do anything about the speeding , but put up an illegal sign and all of a sudden you get the police banging on your door , ’ he said . ‘ All I want to do is stop people speeding before there ’ s a tragedy – somebody ’ s got to do something about it . 'West Berkshire Council says it ’ s not their fault , and Thames Valley Police told me they haven ’ t got the time or resources . ‘ But they can very soon find the time to send someone round to knock on my front door . ‘ I put up the sign and inside 30 minutes an officer was round here telling me to take it down . ‘ I ’ m just so frustrated – has it got to take someone ’ s death for them to do anything about the speeding traffic ? ’ 'West Berkshire Council says it ’ s not their fault , and Thames Valley Police told me they haven ’ t got the time or resources , ' Mr Baker said . Mr Baker ’ s road was made a 20mph zone in 2010 after repeated requests from worried residents and local councillors . But Mr Baker said signs warning motorists that it is a 20mph limit are not clearly displayed and pointed out that even some of his neighbours are not aware of the speed restrictions . He said : ‘ This morning a woman complained to my daughter that it isn ’ t 20 along this road , it ’ s 30mph . She came back and said she was totally unaware it was 20mph. ’ A police spokesman said they would investigate Mr Baker ’ s complaints .
Police said they were too busy to monitor drivers in Richard Baker 's road . Pensioner made a 'Max Speed 20mph ' sign and stuck it on the roadside . Officer arrived at doorstep 30 minutes demanding he remove notice . Mr Baker , 71 , and partner fear someone will be knocked down and killed .