{"id":1064567,"date":"2026-07-02T21:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T21:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1064567\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T21:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T21:38:23","slug":"delivery-driver-vows-to-avoid-south-bristol-after-kids-steal-parcels-from-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1064567\/","title":{"rendered":"Delivery driver vows to avoid South Bristol after kids steal parcels from car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>His car was also damaged<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gang of boys on Filwood Broadway\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0_MS_BGS_02_07_26_Delivery-2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Gang of boys on Filwood Broadway\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Gang of boys on Filwood Broadway(Image: Submitted )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A delivery driver has said he is not returning to an area in South Bristol after a group of young boys damaged his car and stole a number of packages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mohammad, who is a delivery driver with Relay, said he was in the Filwood Broadway area of <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/knowle\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Knowle<\/a> West when a group of more than 10 young boys stopped his car before stealing parcels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking to BristolLive, Mohammad said the road has a 20mph speed limit, but that he was only driving at 10mph as he approached the group on e-scooters, bikes, and on foot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A number of the children &#8220;signalled him to stop&#8221; as he was passing, and he stopped in the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: &#8220;They surrounded me when I was stopped and opened my door in seconds, before I realised what was happening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;When I stopped my car they opened the door and took 11 parcels. After this, I do not visit the BS4 area, I&#8217;m not going there any more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mohammad&#8217;s dashcam footage shows a large group of young boys on bikes near the Premier shop as he drives along the road.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"One of the people involved in the theft, on a moped\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0_MS_BGS_02_07_26_Delivery-3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"One of the people involved in the theft, on a moped\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">One of the people involved in the theft, on a moped(Image: Submitted )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One person on a moped is seen driving in front of his car, as the passenger side door is opened, before the gang, on e-scooters and bikes, flee the scene down the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mohammad added that his car, which is his own and not a company one used for deliveries, was badly damaged by the boys during the theft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: &#8220;There are so many scratches and dents on my car because of their continuous hits.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The damage caused to Mohammad's car \" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0_MS_BGS_02_07_26_Delivery-4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The damage caused to Mohammad's car \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The damage caused to Mohammad&#8217;s car (Image: Submitted )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m just out here working hard to make a living and provide for my family, and having to deal with this kind of behaviour is incredibly frustrating and unfair.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mohammad told BristolLive that Relay told him they are investigating the matter but that he has temporarily been &#8220;terminated&#8221; and is not able to work until after the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s my full-time job and now I&#8217;m unemployed until the investigation is complete,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Group of boys flee after theft \" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1_MS_BGS_02_07_26_Delivery-1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Group of boys flee after theft \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Group of boys flee after theft (Image: Submitted )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Avon and Somerset Police said they are carrying out enquiries into the theft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The force said a child was detained nearby and was taken home. Enquiries into the theft are ongoing, the force added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police added that there has been a &#8220;recent increase&#8221; in anti-social behaviour among children and young people in the Filwood Broadway area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officers have patrol plans in place but are also asking members of the public to report any incident and share footage they may have on anti-social behaviour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">BristolLive has reached out to Relay for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"His car was also damaged Gang of boys on Filwood Broadway(Image: Submitted ) A delivery driver has said&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1064568,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8818],"tags":[381,748,393,4884,16656,16,15],"class_list":["post-1064567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bristol","tag-bristol","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-knowle","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116852551039513001","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1064567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1064567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1064567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1064568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1064567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1064567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1064567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}