Operation Crackdown targets anti-social drivers

Sussex people who are fed-up with careless, inconsiderate, rude and thoughtless drivers now have a direct reporting line to the Police.

The Operation Crackdown website, previously used solely for abandoned vehicles, has now been expanded to cover anti-social driving as well.

Sussex Police Assistant Chief Constable Jeremy Paine said: “People all over Sussex have told us that anti-social driving - lack of consideration for other road users – is a major concern for them and it is for us too. With the launch of this partnership project, they can now tell us about the motorists and riders who cause frustration, anger or worse to law-abiding road users, secure in the knowledge we will act on that information. Our message is - don’t tolerate it, report it.”

Contacting the website – www.operationcrackdown.org – will allow complainants to record full details of incidents that have happened on the roads.

This can include careless driving, wheel spinning, tailgating, using hand held mobile phones, abandoned vehicles and more.

Leaflets giving details will be available at Sussex libraries, Help Points, Police Stations and Fire and Rescue Service stations, as well as many other outlets.

There is also a phone number for people with no internet access – 01243 64 22 22.

Operation Crackdown is a joint initiative by the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership which incorporates Sussex Police, West and East Sussex County Councils, Brighton and Hove City Council, East and West Sussex Fire and Rescue Services, plus District and Borough Councils across the county, Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships and the DVLA.