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Boy racers could have cars seized
ANTISOCIAL drivers who race down a Marlow street have been warned that if they do not behave they could have their cars confiscated.
The move is part of a crackdown on under age drinking and rowdy behaviour around the Pound Lane and Higginson Park area, focusing in particular on youths showing off their cars.
Last weekend, officers patrolling the area took details of several young drivers and warned them about their behaviour.
If they continue to ignore the police, they will have their vehicles confiscated.
The drivers will then have to pay a fine and a storage charge for every day the cars are in the possession of the police before they can recover the vehicles.
Suzanne Brown, who sits on Marlow Town Council, has been raising awareness of the issue.
She said that on weekend nights young drivers gather in the car park of Court Garden Leisure Centre in Pound Lane to show off their cars.
She said: "On Friday and Saturday nights youngsters show up in their cars at around 8.30pm.
"When we're around they behave normally, but as soon as the police go off duty at 10.30pm they drive along Pound Lane like a bat out of hell.
"What we're trying to do is tell people that this isn't on.
"One of these days someone will be crossing the road and will get hit."
Officers also seized booze from under age drinkers around Higginson Park and the Court Garden Leisure Centre.
Letters were sent to their parents, along with advice on how to talk to their children about the issue of drinking.
6:36pm Thursday 17th July 2008
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CommentPosted by: R of Wycombe, High Wycombe on 6:38pm Thu 17 Jul 08
[quote]as soon as the police go off duty at 10.30pm[/quote] No night shift in Marlow then.
as soon as the police go off duty at 10.30pm
No night shift in Marlow then.
Posted by: Ivor on 6:51pm Thu 17 Jul 08
[quote]ANTISOCIAL drivers who race down a Marlow street have been warned that if they do not behave they could have their cars confiscated.[/quote]Do they think the yobbos will just hand over their cars? Of course not! As a result there will probably be a police chase which will mean the car speeding all over the town followed by a police car!
Perhaps they sould consider putting some traffic calming measures like road humps in the road or better still install a speed camera and make a profit from the yobbos!
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ANTISOCIAL drivers who race down a Marlow street have been warned that if they do not behave they could have their cars confiscated.
Do they think the yobbos will just hand over their cars? Of course not! As a result there will probably be a police chase which will mean the car speeding all over the town followed by a police car!
Perhaps they sould consider putting some traffic calming measures like road humps in the road or better still install a speed camera and make a profit from the yobbos!
Have you read Ivor’s blog today? Click on the
“Opinion” link on the menu on the left then click on
“Readers Blogs”.
Posted by: Bucksgirl, Princes Risborough on 7:08pm Thu 17 Jul 08
[quote]as soon as the police go off duty at 10.30pm[/quote]
So if any possible crims didn't know what time the police knocked off - they do now!
as soon as the police go off duty at 10.30pm
So if any possible crims didn't know what time the police knocked off - they do now!
Posted by: bucksman, high wycombe on 8:20pm Thu 17 Jul 08
bring back the birch for the rascals
bring back the birch for the rascals
Posted by: erm, ermsville on 8:46pm Thu 17 Jul 08
[quote]Do they think the yobbos will just hand over their cars?[/quote]
They just turn up at 6am, clamp it and job done. Easy.
Besides they have road humps, they are called drunk pedestrians
Do they think the yobbos will just hand over their cars?
They just turn up at 6am, clamp it and job done. Easy.
Besides they have road humps, they are called drunk pedestrians
Posted by: happy blue, bucks on 11:28pm Thu 17 Jul 08
Don't bother giving parents advice they are probably worse than their children. Most of them don't know what the kids get up to anyway and don't care as long as they have quiet life .
Don't bother giving parents advice they are probably worse than their children. Most of them don't know what the kids get up to anyway and don't care as long as they have quiet life .
Posted by: deecee, high wycombe on 7:55am Fri 18 Jul 08
Sooner the boy racers wrap themselves and their car around a tree the better, and the safer the roads will be, just pity the poor parents getting the call to say what has happened to their little Marlovian darling.
Sooner the boy racers wrap themselves and their car around a tree the better, and the safer the roads will be, just pity the poor parents getting the call to say what has happened to their little Marlovian darling.
Posted by: Steve, Totteridge Hill on 8:38am Fri 18 Jul 08
[bold]IF[/bold] they've taken the details and [bold]IF[/bold] they're seen misbehaving again...
Why the warning tactics? If they were misbehaving in the first place shouldn't they just be punished straight away?
IF they've taken the details and
IF they're seen misbehaving again...
Why the warning tactics? If they were misbehaving in the first place shouldn't they just be punished straight away?
Posted by: tom, marlow on 9:10am Fri 18 Jul 08
[quote]Ivor said
Perhaps they sould consider putting some traffic calming measures like road humps in the road[/quote]
Pound Lane already has speed humps in a number of places. They will break their suspension before the police get a chance to confiscate their cars.
Ivor said
Perhaps they sould consider putting some traffic calming measures like road humps in the road
Pound Lane already has speed humps in a number of places. They will break their suspension before the police get a chance to confiscate their cars.
Posted by: cocobay, Cressex on 10:13am Fri 18 Jul 08
Yeah its those guys in there Alfa Romeo 147's with Big Wheels and sound systems blearing,
Yeah its those guys in there Alfa Romeo 147's with Big Wheels and sound systems blearing,
Posted by: vincynet, Cressex on 10:34am Fri 18 Jul 08
Obviously [italic][bold]Cocobay[/bold] [/italic] does not appreciate a machine such as a 147, they are built to cruise and be admired, why would one want to rag such a specimen of beauty - jealousy is a strange creature!
Obviously
Cocobay does not appreciate a machine such as a 147, they are built to cruise and be admired, why would one want to rag such a specimen of beauty - jealousy is a strange creature!
Posted by: Lo_Wycombe, Bowerdean Rd on 11:07am Fri 18 Jul 08
[quote]Boy racers[/quote]
This article is sexiest, I see many girl racers on the streets of Wycombe.
Boy racers
This article is sexiest, I see many girl racers on the streets of Wycombe.
Posted by: acjy1985, high wycombe on 12:05pm Fri 18 Jul 08
By sexiest (Unless boy racers turn you on) I assume you mean sexist. Also, you can cruise in a 147 because, being an Alfa it would break down and the cruising would be because it is running on just the one cylinder.
By sexiest (Unless boy racers turn you on) I assume you mean sexist. Also, you can cruise in a 147 because, being an Alfa it would break down and the cruising would be because it is running on just the one cylinder.
Posted by: wayne, wycombe on 12:23pm Fri 18 Jul 08
What twaddle, there are a multitude of offences they can be charged with, It would be unlawful to sieze their cars unless first having been convicted by a Court. It is not for the Police to be Judge Jury and Executioner.
What twaddle, there are a multitude of offences they can be charged with, It would be unlawful to sieze their cars unless first having been convicted by a Court. It is not for the Police to be Judge Jury and Executioner.
Posted by: wayne, wycombe on 12:24pm Fri 18 Jul 08
Just to be clear, "twaddle" was with relation to the story, not to the post above mine :0)
Just to be clear, "twaddle" was with relation to the story, not to the post above mine :0)
Posted by: Blaze Falconburger, HW on 12:36pm Fri 18 Jul 08
[quote][bold]acjy1985[/bold] wrote:
By sexiest (Unless boy racers turn you on) I assume you mean sexist. Also, you can cruise in a 147 because, being an Alfa it would break down and the cruising would be because it is running on just the one cylinder.[/quote] That will be because one of the German sensors has failed then, not the engine.
acjy1985 wrote:
By sexiest (Unless boy racers turn you on) I assume you mean sexist. Also, you can cruise in a 147 because, being an Alfa it would break down and the cruising would be because it is running on just the one cylinder.
That will be because one of the German sensors has failed then, not the engine.
Posted by: R of Wycombe, High Wycombe on 3:59pm Fri 18 Jul 08
i love these story threads. From the seizure of boy racers toys to the reliability of the Alfa Romeo range. Mind you, having had one for 6 months several years ago, they're not very good are they.
i love these story threads. From the seizure of boy racers toys to the reliability of the Alfa Romeo range. Mind you, having had one for 6 months several years ago, they're not very good are they.
Posted by: llcherri, Wycombe on 4:04pm Fri 18 Jul 08
"Youths showing off their cars" ummm not an arrestable offence methinks. Speeding down the high street then given a ticket quite simple.
"Youths showing off their cars" ummm not an arrestable offence methinks. Speeding down the high street then given a ticket quite simple.
Posted by: Blaze Falconburger, HW on 4:21pm Fri 18 Jul 08
Alfas are certainly no worse than their direct competitors. Having done over 100k in 2 Alfa's over the last 5 years, suffering only 1 breakdown I don't think is too bad - even that was due to hitting a rock and puncturing the sump.
The Bavarian Machine I have had for a year has been absolute dire, left me stranded twice, suffered numerous ongoing intermittent problems which still aren't solved. But we won't let that get in the way of public perception of a brand and stereotypical images of 30 years ago eh.
Alfas are certainly no worse than their direct competitors. Having done over 100k in 2 Alfa's over the last 5 years, suffering only 1 breakdown I don't think is too bad - even that was due to hitting a rock and puncturing the sump.
The Bavarian Machine I have had for a year has been absolute dire, left me stranded twice, suffered numerous ongoing intermittent problems which still aren't solved. But we won't let that get in the way of public perception of a brand and stereotypical images of 30 years ago eh.
Posted by: Lo_Wycombe, Bowerdean Rd on 5:17pm Fri 18 Jul 08
[quote][bold]Blaze Falconburger[/bold] wrote:
Alfas are certainly no worse than their direct competitors. Having done over 100k in 2 Alfa's over the last 5 years, suffering only 1 breakdown I don't think is too bad - even that was due to hitting a rock and puncturing the sump. The Bavarian Machine I have had for a year has been absolute dire, left me stranded twice, suffered numerous ongoing intermittent problems which still aren't solved. But we won't let that get in the way of public perception of a brand and stereotypical images of 30 years ago eh.[/quote] [quote]Having done over 100k in 2 Alfa's[/quote]
Isnt that called a cut n shut?
Blaze Falconburger wrote:
Alfas are certainly no worse than their direct competitors. Having done over 100k in 2 Alfa's over the last 5 years, suffering only 1 breakdown I don't think is too bad - even that was due to hitting a rock and puncturing the sump. The Bavarian Machine I have had for a year has been absolute dire, left me stranded twice, suffered numerous ongoing intermittent problems which still aren't solved. But we won't let that get in the way of public perception of a brand and stereotypical images of 30 years ago eh.
Having done over 100k in 2 Alfa's
Isnt that called a cut n shut?
Posted by: Plus ça change..., Chicane, Bucks on 9:24pm Fri 18 Jul 08
Sounds like you need to shift a few of the [italic]tricky bollards[/italic] you had on the bridge to a few strategic places in the High Street to bring about the necessary 'traffic calming'.
Sounds like you need to shift a few of the
tricky bollards you had on the bridge to a few strategic places in the High Street to bring about the necessary 'traffic calming'.
Posted by: sr on 4:42pm Wed 23 Jul 08
[quote][bold]erm[/bold] wrote:
[quote]Do they think the yobbos will just hand over their cars?[/quote] They just turn up at 6am, clamp it and job done. Easy. Besides they have road humps, they are called drunk pedestrians[/quote] Thought the road humps were 'sleeping policemen' ? Or is that only after 10.30pm in Marlow?!
erm wrote:
Do they think the yobbos will just hand over their cars?
They just turn up at 6am, clamp it and job done. Easy. Besides they have road humps, they are called drunk pedestrians
Thought the road humps were 'sleeping policemen' ? Or is that only after 10.30pm in Marlow?!
Posted by: sr on 4:44pm Wed 23 Jul 08
[quote][bold]R of Wycombe[/bold] wrote:
i love these story threads. From the seizure of boy racers toys to the reliability of the Alfa Romeo range. Mind you, having had one for 6 months several years ago, they're not very good are they.[/quote] probably marginally better than Rover 214 - head gasket killed mine after only having it for 6 months.
R of Wycombe wrote:
i love these story threads. From the seizure of boy racers toys to the reliability of the Alfa Romeo range. Mind you, having had one for 6 months several years ago, they're not very good are they.
probably marginally better than Rover 214 - head gasket killed mine after only having it for 6 months.
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