Call for action over drivers doing 'doughnuts'

Complaints about drivers doing "doughnuts" in town centre car parks have led to a request for a public space protection order (PSPO) to be extended.

South Kesteven District Council is being asked to implement a three-year extension to the car parks in Stamford, Lincolnshire.

The PSPO in the Cattle Market, Meadows and Bath Row car parks will run out in October.

The issue was discussed at a meeting last week of the council's environment and rural communities overview and scrutiny committee, and a decision will be made at a cabinet meeting on a future date.

After the committee meeting, cabinet member Virginia Moran said extending the order would be "the best thing we can do" to tackle the anti-social behaviour.

She said the planned extension was in response to a lot of complaints from residents.

"The discussion was mainly about how difficult it is to stop these people racing around these car parks at night doing doughnuts, just being a nuisance... [That] is where the order helps, because... working with the police we can do something about it," she said.

Committee chairman Elvis Stooke said: "To have these vehicles doughnut-ing around in car parks is not very appropriate, and my thoughts and feelings do go out to the Stamford residents and those councillors who've got to deal with this, because it's not an easy job to deal with."

A breach of the PSPO could result in a fine of up to £1,000.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, there was also a proposal at the meeting that the boundary of the PSPO in Cattle Market car park should be extended, as the facility has grown since the original order came into force.

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