9 July - Public Service Announcement
We are told Bexley is a low crime borough but if that is the case its
reputation has taken a dive in recent days. Not in any way comparable to events
in Welling but the video shows that Bexley village is not always peace and
tranquility. An extended description of the events may be read on
one of the cycling forums. There is also comment from the forum’s editorial
team. The failure of Bexleyheath’s police to take the crime seriously is
criticised. It sounds all too familiar.
“A car tried to overtake whist we were going past a traffic island. We
remonstrated with the driver. The car stopped and the driver and passenger got
out and started using very threatening language. They saw me reading the number
plate and said “we see you have our number, now we’re effing gonna run you over”.
They got back in the car and drove off with wheels spinning and
clipped my right hand with a wing mirror which made a loud noise, and they
stopped again. The driver came over and punched me to the ground.
The police were called and eventually came. You’d think that it would be easy to
locate and prosecute. It turns out that the registered keeper of the car was not
using the car that day (he/she was not on the video).”
The precise date of the incident is unknown but is likely to have been around
the 1st of June. The police have been unable to trace the assailant. The car
registration number is KJ56 HGF and appears to be a 4-door Peugeot 4 series.