Sir.-We should like to extend our thanks to the mindless idiot(s) who felt the need to smash our car window and cause damage to another car in our otherwise quiet Kempshott close last Friday.

Not that they have any interest in the inconvenience caused and our loss of £50 insurance excess, a month before Christmas.

Should some parents be at all interested in the nocturnal activities of their offspring, we recommend visits to the retail and recreational areas in Hatch Warren, Kempshott and Brighton Hill, where some of the unruly seem to congregate prior to committing such crimes.

Perhaps this is even more reason for increased police patrols, plus commercial and private CCTV installations in these areas. We live in hope.

-Name and address withheld.