Doctors and nurses at a hospital have been targeted by number plate thieves. The police have been called in to help after a number of car number plates were stolen from the cars owned by doctors and nurses who work at the King George Hospital in Goodmayes near Barking.
The police were called to offer help and advice to the Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Hospitals Trust. But back in February Sgt Michael Black actually criticised the way that the car park was covered by security cameras and bad lighting.
Sgt Michael Black, of the Seven Kings Safer Neighbourhood Team, said: "Plates have been disappearing. It has always been a major problem across the borough, but now more than ever, in the hospital car park."
"They have repaired a camera, but it only covers part of the car park so it is not very efficient, and it is never manned, so it is pretty useless.
"The screws are very effective and protect plates from being taken."
"We spent about two-and-a-half hours at King George Hospital and the majority of staff came to see us and get their plates fixed."
A Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Hospitals Trust spokesperson said: "it had not been made aware of number plates being taken."
"As has been previously explained, plans have been drawn up to improve security in the car park at King George Hospital,"
"A full business case has been put together and this has been put forward to the board."
"This business case includes funding for security staff to man the CCTV cameras 24-hours-a-day."
This is a growing problem which is said to reflect the price in fuel prices, congestion charges and the amount of ANPR and speed cameras that have appeared monitoring the road networks of the UK.
Source [BD Recorder]
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