Roscobbc
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Perhaps coming to your city, town or village in the future........and not suggesting that any of our members drive or use their vehicles in 'anti-social' ways (or at least where they can be seen) - more of a warning really to be careful at car meet-up's. It would be all too easy to get linked-in with some of the hot hatch, street drifting fraternity by just being there in your cars.
Released yesterday by Metropolitan Police
News - 18 January 2022 15:27
Following hundreds of complaints from residents in the community regarding the ongoing issues of noise and dangerous driving, officers from Central West Command Unit and officers from the Road Transport Policing Command, launched an operation to tackle this anti-social behaviour (ASB).
This focussed on areas around the St James, Kensington and Knightsbridge areas
The operation ran from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 January.
On Friday evening officers made three arrests, two people who failed roadside drug tests and one man found to be wanted for robbery.
Three vehicles were seized for no insurance and a number of people reported for various traffic offences.
On Saturday there was one arrest for failing a roadside drugs test and three vehicles were seized, two for no insurance and one that was reported as stolen.
Where a vehicle is seen to be behaving in an anti-social manner officers can issue a section 59 warning which is recorded against both the vehicle and the driver. If either the vehicle or driver is caught committing vehicle based anti-social behaviour again, then that vehicle can be seized.
One vehicle causing ASB had already received a prior section 59 warning and so was seized immediately.
Thirty nine other vehicles involved either have or will be issued section 59 warnings as a result of the police operation.
Officers are continuing to review video footage captured including footage from council cameras and acoustic cameras, and further warnings are likely to be made.
Furthermore all of those drivers will be issued with Community Protection Notice Warnings, which is another power available to tackle anti-social behaviour.
Another arrest was made when a driver was found to be disqualified from driving. In total ten vehicles were seized during the course of the operation.
Chief Inspector James Johnson, Westminster Borough said: “These are London streets but some people choose to use them as racetracks. These car meets are noisy, anti-social and often downright dangerous. People should not have to listen to cars doing doughnuts in their road in the early hours of the morning and this operation was part of our continuing plan to tackle this anti-social behaviour.
"Those who participate in such events can expect to be reported for driving offences and face having their car seized. We are determined to stop this behaviour and our message is clear - if you come to central London to drive in a dangerous manner, be prepared to take the bus home.”
Released yesterday by Metropolitan Police
News - 18 January 2022 15:27
Arrests and vehicles seized following central London car meeting
Police in Westminster have arrested five people and seized ten cars following a weekend car meet in central London.Following hundreds of complaints from residents in the community regarding the ongoing issues of noise and dangerous driving, officers from Central West Command Unit and officers from the Road Transport Policing Command, launched an operation to tackle this anti-social behaviour (ASB).
This focussed on areas around the St James, Kensington and Knightsbridge areas
The operation ran from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 January.
On Friday evening officers made three arrests, two people who failed roadside drug tests and one man found to be wanted for robbery.
Three vehicles were seized for no insurance and a number of people reported for various traffic offences.
On Saturday there was one arrest for failing a roadside drugs test and three vehicles were seized, two for no insurance and one that was reported as stolen.
Where a vehicle is seen to be behaving in an anti-social manner officers can issue a section 59 warning which is recorded against both the vehicle and the driver. If either the vehicle or driver is caught committing vehicle based anti-social behaviour again, then that vehicle can be seized.
One vehicle causing ASB had already received a prior section 59 warning and so was seized immediately.
Thirty nine other vehicles involved either have or will be issued section 59 warnings as a result of the police operation.
Officers are continuing to review video footage captured including footage from council cameras and acoustic cameras, and further warnings are likely to be made.
Furthermore all of those drivers will be issued with Community Protection Notice Warnings, which is another power available to tackle anti-social behaviour.
Another arrest was made when a driver was found to be disqualified from driving. In total ten vehicles were seized during the course of the operation.
Chief Inspector James Johnson, Westminster Borough said: “These are London streets but some people choose to use them as racetracks. These car meets are noisy, anti-social and often downright dangerous. People should not have to listen to cars doing doughnuts in their road in the early hours of the morning and this operation was part of our continuing plan to tackle this anti-social behaviour.
"Those who participate in such events can expect to be reported for driving offences and face having their car seized. We are determined to stop this behaviour and our message is clear - if you come to central London to drive in a dangerous manner, be prepared to take the bus home.”
