Illegally erected advertisements for roof painting and other trade services are mushrooming across Adelaide, with councils battling to keep them off the streets.

Followed categories will be added to My News. West Torrens Council started receiving complaints about the corflute signs last February and has removed around 40 of them in the past six months alone.

Illegal signs are popping up across the city as fast as councils can take them down – so what’s the story behind them? West Torrens Council started receiving complaints about the corflute ...