Night-time Road Closure a "Pointless Waste of Time" Unless Enforced

Local Lib Dem campaigner Gary Fuller has described the ban on cars accessing parts of Sandgate Road at night as a "pointless waste of time" unless fully enforced after watching many cars breaking the rules.

The ban, which is in place between 8pm and 4am, was designed to stop so-called Boy-Racers from using Sandgate Road as part of their own personal racing circuit

Gary said:

"Drivers have been flaunting the ban because it is not being policed, and who can blame them? This ban targets everyone, regardless of their reasons for using the road."

"Increasing the number of police officers in and around the local area at night would be a more effective way of tackling the problem and would have the added bonus of reducing the levels of anti-social behaviour in central Folkestone, which currently leaves many local residents too fearful to walk the streets at night".

Gary has written to Shepway District Council in the past few months to raise local residents concerns about anti-social behaviour and littering on the Leas, and continues, along with fellow Lib Dem campaigner Troy Scaum, to campaign for an increased police presence in the district.