Between 9 July 2004 and May 2010 all vehicles were banned from using Pendine because of safety concerns, but since May 2010 cars have again been allowed access. From Monday to Friday part of the beach is closed off because of MOD operations.
The beach is still owned by the Ministry of Defence prominent signs warn of the dangers of unexploded munitions and public access is restricted. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) acquired Pendine Sands during the Second World War and used it as a firing range. In June 2000 Don Wales, grandson of Malcolm Campbell and nephew of Donald Campbell, set the United Kingdom electric land speed record at Pendine Sands in Bluebird Electric 2, achieving a speed of 137 mph (220 km/h). Their aircraft ran out of fuel and was forced to crash-land at Bridgeport, Connecticut, just short of New York both were seriously injured in the crash. In 1933 Amy Johnson and her husband, Jim Mollison, took off from Pendine Sands in a de Havilland Dragon Rapide, G-ACCV "Seafarer", to fly non-stop to New York. One further attempt at the Land Speed Record was planned by Giulio Foresti in the "Djelmo", but Foresti crashed during a test run on 26 November 1927, totally destroying the car. Parry-Thomas was the first driver to be killed in a world land speed record attempt. There is an untrue urban myth that the exposed drive chain broke and partially decapitated him Babs went out of control and rolled over.
On his final run while travelling at about 170 mph (270 km/h) the car crashed. On 3 March 1927 Parry-Thomas attempted to beat Campbell's record.
Campbell raised the record to 174.22 mph (280.38 km/h) in February 1927 with his second Blue Bird.
In April 1926, Parry-Thomas added approximately 20 mph to break the land speed record at 171.02 mph (273.6 km/h). Firstly the 150 mph (240 km/h) barrier was broken by Campbell. Four other record-breaking runs were made on Pendine Sands between 19 two more by Campbell, and two by Welshman J.
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