‘Travellers’ cause road ‘disruption’ in Oxfordshire town

Multiple people in a public Facebook group have said that there was travel disruption on The Causeway and surrounding roads in Bicester on Tuesday, May 19.

One eyewitness said the road was “completely blocked” with “cars across peoples’ driveways”.

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The user said they had complained to Thames Valley Police and the force later confirmed it had received a ‘report of highway disruption’.

Another said that they were aware of a lot of parking disruptions in the town, but this was because around 200 members of the Traveller community were attending a funeral at Saint John Paul II Centre Catholic Church and The Immaculate Conception Church.

The Causeway in Bicester (Image: Google Maps)

According to the user the funeral – and the possible disruption to traffic – had been flagged with the council weeks ago who had not put in road measures for the event.

Oxfordshire County Council has been contacted for comment.

Others on the public Facebook group expressed sympathy for the Traveller community and sympathised with the family for their loss.

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One person advised they “ignore all the negative people” who were criticising them for the disruption.

However, another person said there would have been “zero issues” if attendees parked properly.

They pointed to a nearby car park which people could have used and said: “If it’s double yellows then it’s the same for everyone.”