Cruisers have cars seized…

Cruisers have cars seized…

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Southerner

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1,803 posts

60 months

Saturday 28th September
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“Car meet” spends the night driving around most of Hampshire, three cars seized by plod during the course.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgl1w1qe2no.a...

A modest intervention but good to see action of some sort at least, having that circus parading all the way from Winchester to Southampton to Portsmouth is royally taking the p*ss. We occasionally have the pleasure of the Pops & Bangs Owners Club using the very obviously residential road past our place on a weekend evening, can’t say I’m a huge fan.

normalbloke

7,749 posts

227 months

Saturday 28th September
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They have others on the list for seizure. This story is a little follow up from a very poor local rag.
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24616097.third-ar...

Southerner

Original Poster:

1,803 posts

60 months

Saturday 28th September
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normalbloke said:
They have others on the list for seizure. This story is a little follow up from a very poor local rag.
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24616097.third-ar...
Interesting that they appear to be capturing evidence at the time and then following up with door knocking etc afterwards, given the obvious difficulties of dealing with such a volume of vehicles at the scene. And easy for them to do simply by standing in plain clothes in the assembled crowds and filming. I wonder what proportion are running false plates etc!

Edited by Southerner on Saturday 28th September 13:16

FMOB

1,994 posts

20 months

Saturday 28th September
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Southerner said:
normalbloke said:
They have others on the list for seizure. This story is a little follow up from a very poor local rag.
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24616097.third-ar...
Interesting that they appear to be capturing evidence at the time and then following up with door knocking etc afterwards, given the obvious difficulties of dealing with such a volume of vehicles at the scene. And easy for them to do simply by standing in plain clothes in the assembled crowds and filming. I wonder what proportion are running false plates etc!

Edited by Southerner on Saturday 28th September 13:16
The Police might have been filming but most of the footage will be people who were there filming and posting videos online, basically trying to be a bit of a rebel being at the car meet but ironically providing the Police with all the evidence needed without even knowing they are doing it.

qwerty360

228 posts

53 months

Saturday 28th September
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Good.

No doubt they turned up, took over the park and ride carpark blocking legitimate users, drove like tts risking everyone in the area (involved or not) and left a mess for the community/P&R service to clean up.


In the process probably supplying loads of material for people opposed to events to use to object to those (trying to) doing it properly (i.e. seeking suitable locations (e.g. former runways) where it can be done more safely, planning/event consent from councils, police/fire/ambulance service support/involvement to run it safely/handle if it does go wrong etc.

Oceanrower

1,052 posts

120 months

Saturday 28th September
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qwerty360 said:
Good.

No doubt they turned up, took over the park and ride carpark blocking legitimate users, drove like tts risking everyone in the area (involved or not) and left a mess for the community/P&R service to clean up.


In the process probably supplying loads of material for people opposed to events to use to object to those (trying to) doing it properly (i.e. seeking suitable locations (e.g. former runways) where it can be done more safely, planning/event consent from councils, police/fire/ambulance service support/involvement to run it safely/handle if it does go wrong etc.
‘No doubt’ and ‘Probably’ are doing a lot of heavy lifting there…

Vasco

17,404 posts

113 months

Saturday 28th September
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Southerner said:
normalbloke said:
They have others on the list for seizure. This story is a little follow up from a very poor local rag.
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24616097.third-ar...
Interesting that they appear to be capturing evidence at the time and then following up with door knocking etc afterwards, given the obvious difficulties of dealing with such a volume of vehicles at the scene. And easy for them to do simply by standing in plain clothes in the assembled crowds and filming. I wonder what proportion are running false plates etc!

Edited by Southerner on Saturday 28th September 13:16
Excellent, more please.
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normalbloke

7,749 posts

227 months

Sunday 29th September
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Vasco said:
Southerner said:
normalbloke said:
They have others on the list for seizure. This story is a little follow up from a very poor local rag.
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24616097.third-ar...
Interesting that they appear to be capturing evidence at the time and then following up with door knocking etc afterwards, given the obvious difficulties of dealing with such a volume of vehicles at the scene. And easy for them to do simply by standing in plain clothes in the assembled crowds and filming. I wonder what proportion are running false plates etc!

Edited by Southerner on Saturday 28th September 13:16
Excellent, more please.
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Looks like they’ve scooped up a few more owners and vehicles overnight…

HantsRat

2,384 posts

116 months

Sunday 29th September
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Yep 2 more nicked last night and cars seized - https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24617237.arrests-...

Mr Tidy

24,510 posts

135 months

Sunday 29th September
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It's a shame they feel the need to behave like that, so it serves them right!

Just over the border in Surrey my local Tesco at The Meadows, Camberley regularly had black circles and bits of shredded tyre in the car park, but they have installed barriers now to try to stop that sort of nonsense.

GasEngineer

1,222 posts

70 months

Monday 30th September
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Has the thread title been changed from tts to Cruisers?

If so why? The former was more applicable !

zetec

4,641 posts

259 months

Monday 30th September
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qwerty360 said:
Good.

No doubt they turned up, took over the park and ride carpark blocking legitimate users, drove like tts risking everyone in the area (involved or not) and left a mess for the community/P&R service to clean up.


In the process probably supplying loads of material for people opposed to events to use to object to those (trying to) doing it properly (i.e. seeking suitable locations (e.g. former runways) where it can be done more safely, planning/event consent from councils, police/fire/ambulance service support/involvement to run it safely/handle if it does go wrong etc.
I live in Essex and 2 areas are subject to PSPO regulations due to boy racers, Thurrock Lakeside retail parks and Southend seafront. Both are very busy areas until late in the evening with families and others enjoying the facilities. The local rag reports on Police initiatives to curtail the moronic behaviour by some 'enthusiasts', normally this is followed by cries of 'There's nowhere else to go' or ' The Council should give us somewhere to go'. No. Why don't YOU find somewhere to go, pay for an airfield or some private land somewhere, take out all adequate insurances etc etc. The public roads and parking areas are not your own personal racetrack to do as you please.

Peterpetrole

335 posts

5 months

Monday 30th September
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What is likely to happen to the seized cars legally speaking?

untakenname

5,062 posts

200 months

Monday 30th September
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Probably impounded for a while and then given back, I don't think we crush cars in England (especially as many are on lease).
Australia have very draconian 'hoon' laws which looking at the way our politicians are going may be applied here as well before long.
Hoon laws said:
What are vehicle sanctions?
There are 2 types of vehicle sanctions:

number plate confiscation
vehicle impounding (confiscating your vehicle).
Vehicle sanctions usually last for 3 months. However, your car may be sanctioned for up to 6 months if you were disqualified from driving at the time.

Police can impound a vehicle even if someone other than the registered owner was driving. This includes company-registered vehicles.

Repeat offenders
In NSW, if you repeatedly commit serious driving offences, you may forfeit ownership of your vehicle. This means that the vehicle will no longer be your property and you will have to hand it over to the police or to the court.

In some cases, your vehicle may be sold to recover its storage and collection costs. In other cases, it may be given to Transport for NSW to be used in crash testing.

https://www.nsw.gov.au/driving-boating-and-transpo...
Having two twenty year old JDM cars I'd be worried being roped in with the bellends you see doing burnouts in Mcdonalds though they usually do so with German cars.

2020vision

130 posts

4 months

Monday 30th September
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untakenname said:
Having two twenty year old JDM cars I'd be worried being roped in with the bellends you see doing burnouts in Mcdonalds though they usually do so with German cars.
Leased cars on a cruise, really?

Saleen836

11,482 posts

217 months

Monday 30th September
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Peterpetrole said:
What is likely to happen to the seized cars legally speaking?
most likely a 'Section 59' on both car & driver

Tommo87

4,748 posts

121 months

Monday 30th September
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BMW M Sport seem to be winning the race to the bottom. 4:2
With German cars on a 5:1 standing.





vaud

52,549 posts

163 months

Monday 30th September
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Bunch of frikking idiot spectators as well standing on the outside of where the car is drifting.

ChocolateFrog

28,951 posts

181 months

Monday 30th September
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Peterpetrole said:
What is likely to happen to the seized cars legally speaking?
S59's all round.

Possibly, I've no idea. Although if I was a copper I'd ringing a few insurance companies, "any mods declared on this policy"

Would no doubt prove very fruitful.

S100HP

12,991 posts

175 months

Monday 30th September
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I'm so glad camera phones etc didn't exist when I did this in the early 00s....