For several months now, Sainsbury’s Kempshott car park in the south of Basingstoke has become an increasingly popular late night meeting place for car enthusiasts.

Most of the car owners present no doubt attend to admire one another’s cars and share anecdotes without cause for concern but regrettably, the few irresponsible ones are now making it a local safety concern.

On an almost a nightly occurrence, from approximately 9.30pm, the local community are plagued with the sounds of intense engine revving, doughnutting stunts, wheelspins and the release of dump valves (the bang/pop at the end of a revved engine), loud unsociable music and car racing on the adjacent roads Long Cross Lane and Winchester Road (A30) up to and often past midnight.

This has been reported regularly to the Police by the community via their 101 service as well as Basingstoke and Deane Council and the relevant local businesses.

This is far more than an anti-social concern but a serious safety issue. With the growing number of attendees, late night shop staff, shoppers and passing members of the public using the car park, it is only a matter of time before the irresponsible behaviour by the small minority at these events will cause serious injury or fatality without intervention.

Swift action needs to be taken by the authorities and the associated on-site businesses to put measures in place to ensure their community is kept safe.

The local residents ask for your support in signing this petition and share and encourage others to sign before it is too late and lives are affected irrevocably.

Thank you for your support.