Dear Resident

As well as updating those signed on this Neighbourhood messaging service of our work, we additionally post of social media.  Namely ‘Bridgnorth police’ on Facebook.  Please see the below post relating to illegal off-road driving at Dudmaston National Trust estate:

"As per our original post on 10th April 2025, officers from Bridgnorth's Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) were made aware of illegal off-road driving after vehicles had deviated off a designated byway and crossed onto private land belonging to Dudmaston National Trust estate, near Quatt, Bridgnorth. These vehicles have caused significant damage to arable farm land, natural woodlands & habitats and a brook.

Several vehicles have since been seen on CCTV cameras driving on the National Trust estate. Today (15/05/2025), several section 59 warnings, under the Police Reform Act 2002, have been made against those vehicles identified.

A Section 59 warning is a police power used when a vehicle is being used in a way that causes, or is likely to cause, alarm, distress, or annoyance to members of the public. This includes driving recklessly or in a manner that contravenes road traffic laws. 

This now means, that if the named vehicle with the warning issued to is seen driving in any of those conditions again in the next 12 months, the vehicle can be seized. Then if not collected after paying for the recovery and storage costs, will result in the vehicle being crushed."

Kind regards

PC LOFTUS