A demand has been made for action at a Coventry car park hit by drug takers and 'boy racers'. Locals say that Sowe Common car park has become a hotspot for crime - day and night.

They say that West Midlands Police and Coventry City Council need to take tough action on dealing with the level of drug taking and ‘boy racers’ for their safety. Campaigners also say that there are wider speeding issues in the area too.

To help force action, councillor Ed Ruane has launched an online petition that calls for safety measures on Shilton Lane, Lentons Lane, and Woodway Lane. This, the petition says, is 'due to the volume of high speeding traffic, particular note should be taken of the extreme speeds being reached by a minority over some years.'

The petition adds: "Speeding traffic along this rou

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