‘They think they’re in Fast and Furious’
ANGER AT NOISY CAR MEETS ON INDUSTRAL ESTATE
FRUSTRATED residents who live next to an industrial estate said they are fed up of “idiots” who gather there to show off their cars by speeding and revving their engines.
The problem at Blenheim industrial estate has been pushing residents on Seller’s Wood Drive to the edge, with retired Peter Smith saying: “They gather to do doughnuts, and whatever they do. It is noisy, and I am pretty sure that it is illegal.”
The 76-year-old added: “I do not live that far away so I can hear them.
“They are just idiots who want to show off, essentially. It is crazy.”
Anthony Rainbow, 71, added: “I remember there was a big car meeting once with 70 cars from one end of the road to another. You simply cannot open the window at night because of the noise.”
The speeding and noise usually occur after 9pm, residents say.
Mr Rainbow added: “People are speeding down here at 70mph. Speeding around the corner, firing their engines – they think they are in Fast and Furious [a movie series about illegal street racing in modified cars]. It is not safe. I am not one for moaning but it is getting ridiculous now.”
Jane Millar, 59, a caterer in the area, added: “It is a rough area for sure. There is a lot of traffic and speeding at night, after 9pm.”
In response to their concerns, officers have run patrols in the area.
In a statement, Nottinghamshire
Police said: “Just to make you all aware we have been proactively patrolling the area of Blenheim industrial estate the last two nights.
“This has been due to car meets that happen in that area.
“There haven’t been any the last two nights and so we will be actively patrolling that area again tonight as well. Just to make you aware we have access to a speed gun, a trained officer and we have plenty of ticket books.”