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Thursday, 03 January 2013 Millionaire Arab racers clash with London residents Al Arabiya Residents in Londonâs affluent Knightsbridge area are voicing their frustration with young men from the Gulf States who arrive each summer to drive their premium cars recklessly around the capitalâs streets. Bugattis, Ferraris and Lamborghinis are just a few of the big brand names on show in the vicinity of the famous Harrods department store, reported the Telegraph on Wednesday. Locals have complained to the Metropolitan Police, claiming they are not doing enough to curb the bad driving habits of these young men, habits which include deliberately sliding their cars around tight corners. A documentary addressing the subject is set to air on Englandâs Channel 4, it charts the rising tensions between Arabs escaping the intense heat of Gulf summers and local residents who do not appreciate the increase in traffic. Downes told the documentary: âIâve seen the area move from being a very quiet, residential area to being cosmopolitan in a way which is rather extreme.â Fellow local resident Panda Morgan-Thomas said it is near impossible to sleep due to the sound of high powered vehicles. âThere has been a lot of sports car racing. I'm inundated with local residents complaining, not being able to sleep and I think peopleâs tempers are getting somewhat jaded,â she added. Downes expressed his disapproval of what he termed the double standards of the local police, âthey come into the area around Harrods to show off their cars and drive recklessly in a way that if you were a UK citizen you would be prosecuted for dangerous driving,â he said. The police have retorted by insisting that they have seized dozens of foreign-owned supercars for a variety of alleged offences including driving without a valid insurance. Those who are accused of taking part in races claim that local residents have never communicated their dissatisfaction personally. Abdul Aziz Rashid who comes to the UK every year said: âI hear the residents always complain but they don't come to me to complain. If anyone complains about something I will respect it and try to fix it.â âWe are foreigners here and we just come to have a good time and we always want to come here and not cause trouble or problems. If anybody speaks to me and asks me not to do something then I will not do it,â he explained. All rights reserved for Alarabiya.net © 2010 ------------------------------------ Post message: prole...@egroups.com Subscribe : proletar-subscr...@egroups.com Unsubscribe : proletar-unsubscr...@egroups.com List owner : proletar-ow...@egroups.com Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: proletar-dig...@yahoogroups.com proletar-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: proletar-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
