Tag Archives: Croydon Cruise

‘Hostile’ crowd threw missiles at police in cruise clampdown

Posted on September 17, 2021 by insidecroydon

A “hostile crowd of hundreds” hurled missiles at the police last night while they were conducting their operation against “anti-social driving” in Broad Green. As Inside Croydon revealed, 21 vehicles were impounded during the operation, which called on more than … Continue reading →

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21 vehicles seized as police clamp down on Valley Park ‘cruise’

Posted on September 17, 2021 by insidecroydon

Met operation proscribes offence of ‘anti-social driving’, among all the ‘doughnuts’ and drag races staged near Ikea in Valley Retail Park The Metropolitan Police claim that they impounded 21 vehicles in a single night in Croydon on Thursday, in the … Continue reading →

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Fines, arrests and car seizures as police lockdown on ‘cruise’

Posted on April 30, 2021 by insidecroydon

For a second successive week, the Metropolitan Police were out in force last night at Valley Park, off the Purley Way, in a crackdown on the high-speed motor “Croydon cruise”. The police said that they stopped hundreds of people and … Continue reading →

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Council says it can’t afford leaflets to publicise Cruise ban

Posted on October 1, 2016 by insidecroydon

The dangerous Croydon Cruise staged along Imperial Way is now subject to a High Court injunction, with those breaking the legal ruling facing unlimited fines, two years in prison, or both. But yesterday’s application nearly failed thanks to the lawyers … Continue reading →

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Council does High Court U-turn to stop Purley Way racers

Posted on September 26, 2016 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council officials have performed a sharp U-turn and decided to go to the High Court later this week in efforts “to ban illegal high-speed road races at Imperial Way”. The move to the law, for an injunction against those … Continue reading →

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‘We need to adopt Vision Zero for better road safety in Croydon’

Posted on August 11, 2016 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Following the announcement that the council wants to introduce traffic calming measures along Imperial Way to deter dangerous speeding at the Croydon Cruise, AUSTEN COOPER says that we need a new approach to road safety – and fast … Continue reading →

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Council get the humps to put Imperial Way on Cruise control

Posted on August 10, 2016 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council wants to install speed humps on the borough’s roads for the first time in 10 years – but it took the death of a young father to persuade them to take any action. The “Croydon Cruise” has become … Continue reading →

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Road closure planned for Imperial Way after Cruise crashes

Posted on June 10, 2016 by insidecroydon

Police are using emergency powers to close a road off the Purley Way tonight to stop the weekly Croydon Cruise. Action has been taken in the past to restrict the informal event on Imperial Way, but this is thought to … Continue reading →

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