Cash stolen from car park ticket machines

The six machines, in the Upper and Lower Market car parks, were found vandalised and empty after thieves struck overnight on October 25/26.

The doors of the machines had been forced off and the safes stolen from within.

Each ticket machine holds £800 and all were said to be nearly full, meaning up to £4,800 could have been taken in the raids.

The safes were later found abandoned and handed in to Battle Police Station on Monday.

Police are examining CCTV footage in a bid to identify the culprits.

Officers believe the same thieves are also responsible for a similar incident last month.

Three ticket machines were broken into in the town’s Mount Street car park overnight on September 27/28.

Around £1,400 in change was taken and Rother District Council, which owns the car park, was left with a £1,600 repair bill to fix the machines.