This image of a dented car is the end result, say police, of vehicles travelling at high-speed along Colwick Loop Road. The picture was posted by Nottinghamshire Police last night (May 20) after patrols to stop car cruising and "anti-social driving" around Victoria Retail Park and the loop road.
A Facebook post, with the picture, from police reads: "As you aware we have been conducting patrols for car cruising and anti social driving around the retail park and loop road. We would like to remind people that this is not a racetrack and if you are found to be using it as such we will take action.
"Last night while on patrol we have been made aware that vehicles again are driving at high-speed along Colwick Loop Road and this was the end result".
Read more: 360-degree camera installed near Sainsbury's on Colwick Loop Road to stop car cruisers
Car cruisers have been warned they could be prosecuted if they attend gatherings at the retail park after the installation of a new CCTV camera. It comes after ' numerous complaints' about loud noise from "rumbling engines and screeching tyres, as well as dangerous driving" in the Gedling area.
Police previously said the high-tech camera, capable of 360 degree viewing, has been put up at the entrance to the site, near the new Sainsbury's, off Colwick Loop Road, following funding from the Safer Streets project. It comes in response to a series of incidents where car drivers have organised unlicensed gatherings which have caused road safety, noise and antisocial behaviour concerns from local residents and businesses.
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire secured £3 million from the Home Office’s Safer Streets fund in the summer. The force has been working with partners across the county to implement a range of schemes to tackle neighbourhood crime, antisocial behaviour and violence against women and girls.
A share of this money has been specifically allocated for the Netherfield and Colwick area, with Gedling Borough Council and Nottinghamshire Police working alongside the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner to implement the schemes - which police says it aims to make public spaces safer for all.
A Shopwatch radio scheme is also being funded, allowing businesses on the Victoria Retail Park to quickly communicate with each other to alert one another, and the police, to the presence of prolific shoplifters or any other issues. Five new automatic number plate recognition cameras have also been installed in the area which instantly alert police to vehicles linked to road traffic offences or intelligence on criminal activity – so they can respond quickly to take action.
In another move to tackle car cruisers near the retail park, Gedling Borough Council and Nottinghamshire Police are working together and consulting on plans to create a Public Spaces Protection Order, which prohibits car cruisers congregating in the area and gives police powers to issue fines.
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