A PERMANENT police warning, meaning officers can seize cars without warning, has been placed on a retail park plagued by anti-social behavior driving.
According to police, Parsonage Retail Park in Leigh has had problems with off-road motorbiking, dangerous driving and illegal car meet events.
As such, the area is now subject to Section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 which means that any vehicle being used in a careless or anti-social manner can be seized immediately by an officer without any further warning.
A police spokesperson said: “This measure has been put in place due to recent incidents, including the illegal use of off road motorcycles and also car cruise events where dangerous and anti-social driving has occurred on the site and in surrounding roads.
The order will apply in the area around Parsonage Retail Park
“Those events have not had the permission of the landowner and have caused disruption to the local community, with hundreds of vehicles attending from as far afield as North Wales and beyond.
“Whilst there’s no issue with people wanting to admire each other’s bodywork and compare exhaust sizes, there have been a number of reports of dangerous and careless driving and, as we have seen at similar events in Greater Manchester, there is a significant potential for tragic consequences.”
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