People who spot incidents of street racing in Gedling borough are being urged to report them to the police as a local crackdown on “car cruising” continues.
Gedling Police reported they took part in a joint operation with Operation Reacher, Carlton NPT and Roads Policing targeting car cruises in parts of Gedling borough along with those who are using local roads as a racetrack.
The crackdown has begun following a large number of complaints to police and councillors about car cruising and anti-social driving.
A police spokesman said: “With a large amount of marked Police Vehicles in the area we saw a reduced amount of anti-social driving.
“No new calls were made to the Police however with us proactively patrolling we still managed to catch a few motorists doing things they shouldn’t be.
“Numerous Section 59 warning notices were given to drivers over the course of the weekend.
“We would suggest that if you are given a Section 59 Warning notice you take this seriously. One driver this weekend failed to listen to warnings from officers and was caught twice in the space of 12 minutes by separate police teams thinking he could use the public roadways as his personal racetrack. Unfortunately for him, this resulted in his car being seized on the very same day he collected it.”
Police are now urging the public to call them on 101 if they witness any anti-social driving in the area.
