{"id":6427,"date":"2011-07-20T21:04:45","date_gmt":"2011-07-20T21:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=6427"},"modified":"2011-07-20T21:04:45","modified_gmt":"2011-07-20T21:04:45","slug":"idiots-from-overseas-drive-badly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=6427","title":{"rendered":"Idiots From Overseas Drive&#8230; Badly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article <span style=\"color: #800000;\">in the London Evening Standard<\/span> makes interesting reading.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6428 lazyload\" title=\"Uber-pratmobile is Taken Away\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/car_towed_london.jpg\" alt=\"Uber-pratmobile is Taken Away\" width=\"180\" height=\"111\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 180px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 180\/111;\" \/>The police have been &#8220;cracking down&#8221; in Knightsbridge. OK. Yah! Apparently, they seized cars like Bentleys, Porsches, Ferraris&#8230; and even a Bugatti Veyron for a variety of offences. An operation last night near Harrods involved a nhew Bentley (worth around \u00a3200,000) 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&#8217;t covered by a specific law).<\/p>\n<p>Residents are kept awake by the sound of these cars racing around in the early hours.<\/p>\n<p>The culprits are mainly &#8220;young Middle Eastern men&#8221; &#8211; some of whom are thought to be members of the Qatari royal family. They come here to get away from the heat before Ramadan.<\/p>\n<p>Plebs with absolutely\u00a0no lives of their own regularly turn up to drool and take videos, which they post on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>Stupidest quote of the year (Conflicting Logic category) goes to Madeline Elson, of the Kightsbridge Association&#8217;s law and order committee (so, stupidest organisation\u00a0title\u00a0as well), who said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">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. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yeah. And I also wonder how many of their pratmobiles will end up crushed. Not many, I&#8217;ll bet!<\/p>\n<p>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 &#8211; whatever car they drive, and wherever they come from.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article in the London Evening Standard makes interesting reading. The police have been &#8220;cracking down&#8221; in Knightsbridge. OK. Yah! Apparently, they seized cars like Bentleys, Porsches, Ferraris&#8230; and even a Bugatti Veyron for a variety of offences. An operation last night near Harrods involved a nhew Bentley (worth around \u00a3200,000) being seized. 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