On 2 Mar 2017 at 7:45am Sergeant Major wrote:
Some months ago I reported a boy racer to Operation Crackdown. He'd been speeding around town in a silver Mazda (reg OU54 XHP), needlessly revving up his engine and generally being a nuisance. Since then, little has changed. He takes it more slowly if people are around, but I've still caught him speeding and the revving up is as bad as ever. The revving up isn't just noisy, but it also means that my front room and hall fill up with exhaust fumes, even with the window pulled up, and my asthma gets worse. He seems to spend a large part of the day driving around town (I'd be interested to know what he does with his time) and clearly doesn't give a damn about anyone. His driving can't just be bothering me, so why is he still allowed to get away with it? Is there any other channel available for getting something done.
On 2 Mar 2017 at 7:54am Annette Curtin-Twitcher wrote:
Stick a potato up his exhaust pipe. 
On 2 Mar 2017 at 8:13am Sergeant Major wrote:
The thought has occured to me, plus something nasty to the tyres, but if I break the law to deal with it I'm sinking to their level, which I'm not going to do. There must be a legal way of effectively tackling the problem.
On 2 Mar 2017 at 8:41am Jack Dixon wrote:
Looks like it may be untaxed. Follow link and put in Reg number and make.
Check it out here »
On 2 Mar 2017 at 9:05am The Tooth Fairy wrote:
I admire your naivety, expecting the police to actually do something.
On 2 Mar 2017 at 10:50am Horseman7 wrote:
Try speaking to your local PCSO. Although they can't deal with it themselves, they know someone who can and are more likely to listen to you.
Crackdown is more effective if loads of people complain about the same thing, so encourage your neighbours to have a rant.
On 2 Mar 2017 at 12:38pm We'vehadourfun wrote:
Have you got any video of him doing it? The tax thugs will clamp him proto if they know where to find him. Good luck to you
On 2 Mar 2017 at 12:40pm George Dixon wrote:
Yep it's untaxed according to the link
On 2 Mar 2017 at 12:48pm Jack Regan wrote:
Shut it !
On 2 Mar 2017 at 12:54pm Bernard wrote:
Is it the silver Mazda sports car that was before producing a smoke storm in Valence Rd the other morning? I thought it had caught fire!
On 2 Mar 2017 at 12:57pm Sergeant Major wrote:
@Bernard - the very same. And we all have to breathe it in.
On 2 Mar 2017 at 1:49pm Horseman7 wrote:
If it's not taxed you could try going back to Crackdown and reporting it as an untaxed vehicle, using the 'abandoned' as opposed to 'antisocial' tab. The local authority seem to show more enthusiasm than the police.
On 2 Mar 2017 at 2:52pm Bernard wrote:
OK, if we all keep a look out for where he parks it we can get some progress. I think he might be in Ousedale somewhere but that's just speculation.
On 2 Mar 2017 at 4:51pm VDLA wrote:
It's not the Bill, it's the prats @ Swansea and their computer ! There have been taxed cars clamped by --- Private contractors ( quelle surprise ) Reminds me of the Insurance fiasco when Bill got computers and stopped me for "no insurance" - then after I had rung home and got the details of insurance from my Mrs, the cheeky Tw@t says " you were lucky there " Yeah lucky I wasn't tazered.
On 2 Mar 2017 at 5:19pm Over the wall we go wrote:
VDLA you wouldn't be tazzered unless your unsighted and have a white cane in which case what were you doing driving that car anyway!
On 2 Mar 2017 at 7:19pm Yawn wrote:
Said Mazda is parked outside a furniture restorer in Railway Rd. Newhaven daily, so if it is untaxed then the boys in blue should take an interest. Oh and he wheel spins round our town as well, he is undoubtably a tit.
On 2 Mar 2017 at 7:41pm Private No. Plate wrote:
He should get one like I saw today ... _ _ _ _ ANU I wished I'd had a black felt tip to hand. " Blimey, officer it's those little scroats from the estate again " 
On 2 Mar 2017 at 8:25pm GirlAboutTahn wrote:
Ah. Yes. That one. Absolute tool. Saw a very close call with a cat the other day on Leicester Rd. Will keep an eye out too.
On 2 Mar 2017 at 8:55pm Jester wrote:
Yep is untaxed since 1st feb but the mot history is quite good nothing wrong with it and passed the mot no advisories. His milage is only around 3000 a year. So might not be his daily driver.
On 2 Mar 2017 at 9:40pm We'vehadourfun wrote:
@ Op.mplenty to get at him with. Defo get road tax reported and get some video evidence. I would say your close to sorting this with a bit of effort
On 3 Mar 2017 at 9:19am Bernard wrote:
Yes, saw him reving in the Ousedale carpark at 7.50 this morning.
On 3 Mar 2017 at 9:40am Snitch wrote:
Report it as an untaxed vehicle on the DVLA website, all they need are details of vehicle, which can be looked up on their website using reg number, and details of when/where it is likely to be parked. Easy-peasy, lemon squeezy...
If it's got no tax then it may well have no insurance either... hopefully DVLA and plods will look into it and 'feel a collar' or two, and issue a few points on licence - always assuming, of course, that the heavy-footed driver has a valid license in the first place...
On 3 Mar 2017 at 4:37pm Sergeant Major wrote:
He has an MOT - I'm amazed. I thought there were rules about emissions. However, he's untaxed and has now been reported. It makes sense that he works in Newhaven. I was driving behind him one morning and he was doing a good 50 in a 20mph zone. By the time we were on the way to Kingston, he was driving like a maniac - God help any schoolkid or mum with a pushchair who might be crossing the road.
On 3 Mar 2017 at 5:02pm Nige wrote:
OU54XHP is often parked in Downs Close on the Nevill and revs there too. Presume they must know one of the residents?
On 3 Mar 2017 at 5:51pm Mansell wrote:
Flippin boy racers
On 3 Mar 2017 at 6:23pm Vindictive Vinnie wrote:
The untaxed clamping muppets take ages to do nothing.
I reported one that didn't move and it took them a good two months to get around to it. Still, clamped it was eventful:-)
On 3 Mar 2017 at 8:18pm Jones wrote:
Good onyer !