This article in the London Evening Standard makes interesting reading.
The police have been “cracking down” in Knightsbridge. OK. Yah! Apparently, they seized cars like Bentleys, Porsches, Ferraris… and even a Bugatti Veyron for a variety of offences. An operation last night near Harrods involved a nhew Bentley (worth around £200,000) being seized. Offences include driving whilst banned, driving with no insurance, illegal number plates, over-tinted windows, and being arrogant twats (that last one isn’t covered by a specific law).
Residents are kept awake by the sound of these cars racing around in the early hours.
The culprits are mainly “young Middle Eastern men” – some of whom are thought to be members of the Qatari royal family. They come here to get away from the heat before Ramadan.
Plebs with absolutely no lives of their own regularly turn up to drool and take videos, which they post on YouTube.
Stupidest quote of the year (Conflicting Logic category) goes to Madeline Elson, of the Kightsbridge Association’s law and order committee (so, stupidest organisation title as well), who said:
We welcome Middle Eastern drivers to Knightsbridge to enjoy the atmosphere and freedom we offer. But perhaps the drivers of these high-performance cars are unaware that Knightsbridge has 4,000 residents, including many children.
Yeah. And I also wonder how many of their pratmobiles will end up crushed. Not many, I’ll bet!
What amazes me is that anyone would want to spend so much money on something, then try to wreck it by driving it badly. Complete morons – whatever car they drive, and wherever they come from.