A father has hit out at vandals who smashed the windows of his wheelchair-adapted car for the second time in a year.

Jay Watson, of West End, Witney, bought the VW Caravelle 18 months ago so he could transport his six-year-old daughter Ellen, who suffers from cerebral palsy and epilepsy, to hospital and to her school.

But on Saturday, June 7, he found the rear screen of the car smashed.

The vandalism forced his family to cancel a visit to see Ellen's grandmother in London.

Mr Watson, 37, said: "It seems to be young people who come home from the pub.

"They just do not consider the ramifications of what they do.

"The first incident put our vehicle out of action for a week.

"We have got enough on our plate as it is without having to deal with people like that."

Mr Watson's car was vandalised in Crawley Road on both occasions.

In the first attack, two windows were smashed, causing the family to cancel a weekend trip away and reschedule a hospital appointment.

He has also had to foot two £50 bills for insurance excesses because of the damage.

Mr Watson said he parked in Crawley Road as it is the nearest spot to his home. He said other motorists had also had their cars vandalised in the road.

He added: "People have wing mirrors pulled off, smashed or kicked in. People have windows smashed, and milk bottles broken. It often happens. These people might be drunk, but it does not give them any right to vandalise people's property.

"We have all had enough."

A Thames Valley Police spokesman said there had been ten reports of criminal damage to vehicles in Crawley Road since June 1, 2006.

PC Mary Langford, of the Witney neighbourhood team, said: "Any criminal damage incident is one too many, but compared to most places Crawley Road does not have a problem, going by the crimes reported to us.

"However, there may be incidents going unreported, and if residents have concerns we will contacting them."