[Will Hayes]

Hi David,

The SVG code in the css file is a technique that can be used to load a vector directly into the css file - without having to load an image from the server.
In our case, we are simply displaying the vector graphic as a background image (there is no external image - like in normal case).

So, the browser test you are using is expecting an image to be returned, when it doesn't get it, it thinks there is a 404 error.
But in this case, the image is built within the CSS code - not downloaded from the server.

Loading the SVG graphic should not cause any delay in your site loading, your browser testing tool is giving you the impression that the problem is here - when in fact it's not.
If you wish, we can update your CSS to call an image directly that we will upload to your server.

Try using YSlow and you will see that these errors do not appear.
Let me know what you want us to do?

regards
Will