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BBC News
3 days ago
- Automotive
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Essex Police imposes dispersal order over upcoming car-meet
Police have imposed a dispersal order in two towns due to concerns about a large number of cars meeting Police has issued the order for Harlow and Epping from 18:00 BST on Saturday until 06:00 on events have involved vehicles being driven at "excessive speeds" and carrying out "dangerous manoeuvres", the force can order people suspected of being involved in the car-meet to leave the area or face arrest, banning them from returning for 48 hours. Officers will be in "key locations across both districts to enforce the order", the force abiding road users and the public would not be affected by the order, it also said. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
10-05-2025
- BBC News
Wigan dispersal order imposed to halt illegal car races
A borough-wide dispersal order has been imposed by police to prevent an illegal car would enforce the order for the Wigan Borough for 24 hours, until 12:00 BST on Sunday, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said."This is in relation to information received regarding a possible car meet on Westwood Way, Wigan later today," the force found driving dangerously or in an anti-social manner faced having their vehicle seized and possible prosecution, it added. The order gives officers extra powers to deal with anti-social can instruct people to leave the area immediately and those who disobey can be meets involve illegal gatherings of large groups of people and potentially dangerous driving by high performance cars."There will be a police presence to enforce the order and positive action will be taken against any individual driving dangerously, carelessly or in an anti-social manner," a GMP spokesperson said. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram, and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer
