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Bemused villagers have been left scratching their heads after a new bus stop with seats 10 inches too high was installed - leaving them with their legs dangling in the air.
The seating 'made for giants' has baffled locals in Fleering, Essex, who can't sit at the brand new bus shelters that were installed last week.
The towering 30-inch wooden chairs have been described as too high for most passengers, including the elderly and disabled.
Councillor Paul Thorogood, who is 6ft tall, said his feet don't even touch the floor when he sits on one of the benches.
Councillor Paul Thorogoode at the bus stop in Fleering, Essex, with the high seat
Housing developer Bloor Homes agreed to replace the bus shelter as a condition of getting permission to build 165 homes in the village
Cllr Thorogood said: 'The height of the seats isn't very user-friendly...unless you're a giant! I'm 6ft and my legs are hanging off the edge.
'For a 5ft 2ins tall pensioner with a dodgy knee or hip it's totally unusable.
'The bus shelter
