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PoliceWho · 22/02/2025 15:15

So today about 30 or so cars, half of which have horse boxes, have appeared in our small town and have decided to park on an extremely busy roundabout.

The roundabout is busy as it’s next to an outlet centre. There’s plenty of parking in the outlet centre and there’s also an empty Sunday market carpark at the other end of the town. But instead these folks have decided to mount their horse box cars on the pavements, as well as in the road and any and every grassy verge.

its absolute pandemonium as now there’s only width for one car at each roundabout point. There’s also no space for people to use the pavement and I’ve seen people with prams and walking sticks go into the road quickly to get past all the range rovers.

any point in reporting this to the local police? It’s been like that since 9am this morning. The roundabout is usually busy as it’s next to the outlet but with this it’s carnage.

The owners of said cars have set up tables in the beer garden of a pub also in the roundabout and are selling saddles and look half cut.

am I wasting my time reporting this? As I said there’s a perfectly safe and usable Sunday market with space for 100 cars that’s a 1 minute drive away and completely empty right now.

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PoliceWho · 22/02/2025 15:19

Kahless · 22/02/2025 15:16

Why wouldn't you report it?

Well I’m just surprised it’s still there. There’s no way a police car hasn’t been past all day, and it’s clearly a safety hazard.

I suspect they are perhaps afraid to approach the group. We also have a local FB group that’s called our town made safe, that usually comments on issues etc and weirdly not one person has commented about this. Usually this is the type of thing someone would say ‘how’s this safe?’ But eerily silent.

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MinnieCoops · 22/02/2025 15:17

I'm sure the police are aware

GreenElfWitch · 22/02/2025 15:16

I would, it sounds dangerous.

Kahless · 22/02/2025 15:16

Why wouldn't you report it?