Drive to deter station car park racers (From The Oxford Times)
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Drive to deter station car park racers
1:00pm Friday 13th January 2012 in Didcot By Damian Fantato
POLICE are cracking down on drivers using the long-stay car park at Didcot Parkway railway station to race their cars.
A new CCTV system has been installed at the Foxhall car park, which may end what police say is a longstanding problem.
They have also increased their patrols at the car park.
Pc Bob Burrowes, of British Transport Police’s Oxford unit, said: “It appears to be young people and we are aware that there are few places for young drivers to go.
“But the car park is for rail users only.
“It has been a historic issue and you hear reports periodically of people using the car park in an inappropriate manner.
“Hopefully the new CCTV system will allow us to solve this.”
The system, which was paid for by rail firm First Great Western, allows the police to view images quickly, instead of having to wait 28 days as they would with the old equipment.
Officers are investigating a report of vehicles being driven “erratically” around the car park last Saturday evening, at about 6.30pm.
The three vehicles involved were a black Toyota Corolla, a green Renault Clio and a blue Renault Clio.
Anyone with any information about this incident should call BTP on 0800 405040.
Comments(9)
Sarahw1984
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7:12am Mon 16 Jan 12
Darkforbid wrote:Brilliant idea!!!!
Is this wise? All it does is force them to find a less safe spot... All their doing is improving their driving skills, which makes them safer drivers... Or maybe open the skidpan tracks the police use to the public...
Maybe if there was something to do in Didcot then they wouldn't feel the urge to do this!
justclaire
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10:59am Mon 16 Jan 12
Improving ones driving skills does not denote driving at speed like crazed animals !!!
It is not appreciated at 1.30 am when your children are woken up, from the sounds of acceleration, engines, screeching tyres and loud music.
this time of the morning these people should be in bed, ????
Ellie the Bruce
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12:50pm Mon 16 Jan 12
This is anti social behaviour, and although it is a small group of people, that suggests to me that the majority of the Didcot population have found something else to do other than cause a nuisance to other members of the community.
livid99
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1:17pm Mon 16 Jan 12
Sarahw1984
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7:59am Tue 17 Jan 12
Those of you who like stamps would take them and show them off?
Yeah there are some prats out there but don't just assume everyone with a moddified car is out to cause trouble
Sarahw1984
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8:08am Tue 17 Jan 12
What is there to do in Didcot for teenagers and young adults?
Would love to hear it!!!!!!!!!
Pub???? Yeah lets all get ratted and then be moaned at for being drunk on the streets.
Cinema???? Yeah just sell an arm and a leg for that!!!!
Ellie the Bruce
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2:27pm Wed 18 Jan 12
And for £15 per month, you can get an unlimited pass to the cinema. Admittedly the food and drink is extremely overpriced, but it's a known fact that cinema chains do not make money on film admission, their profit is made on their food.
And I think you've misunderstood the complaints behind this story - there needs to be some distance put between the people who do genuinely meet to show off their cars, and those that meet to cause a nuisance and behave anti socially. And unfortunately the latter group is the one that generates the negative attention.
Shiffed
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2:41am Thu 19 Jan 12
Darkforbid says...
10:16pm Sat 14 Jan 12
All their doing is improving their driving skills, which makes them safer drivers...
Or maybe open the skidpan tracks the police use to the public...