Hundreds of boy racers flout Covid rules at illegal car meets in London

Hundreds of boy racers last night flouted Covid rules at illegal car meets in London. Up to 500 people and 200 cars are thought to have been involved in the event at the Tesco in Brent Cross. It is believed to be one of the biggest car meets to take place during the Covid lockdown. … Read more

Hundreds of boy racers ignore Covid rules and block roads to attend car meet near Nottingham

Hundreds of boy racers ignored Covid restrictions last night to gather for a car meet  near Nottingham, while Essex police shut down a rally with 450 motors.  Photos show hundreds of car enthusiasts lining the streets under a bridge of the A453 near Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station and East Midlands Parkway station, in Nottingham, on Sunday evening. … Read more

Boy racers blockade Chelsea Bridge: Police break-up illegal gathering of petrolheads

Boy racers blockade Chelsea Bridge: Police break-up illegal gathering of petrolheads in souped-up motors at illegal ‘car meet’ during Tier 4 London lockdown ‘Boy racers’ were filmed showing off their souped-up cars on Chelsea Bridge Footage shows slow-moving traffic as modified vehicles rev their engines  The 50-second clip, believed to have been taken at around … Read more

Crackdown on ‘wealthy boy racers’ speeding in Alderley Edge

Police patrolling one of Britain’s richest villages have begun a crackdown on wealthy boy racers using its genteel streets to engage in ‘Fast and Furious’ race meetings in high performance cars. Officers have been inundated with complaints from locals in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, about ‘loud revving of engines, rapid acceleration from junctions and general exhibitionist … Read more

Police launch crackdown on wealthy boy racers using streets of Alderley Edge

Police patrolling one of Britain’s richest villages have begun a crackdown on wealthy boy racers using its genteel streets to engage in ‘Fast and Furious’ race meetings in high performance cars. Officers have been inundated with complaints from locals in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, about ‘loud revving of engines, rapid acceleration from junctions and general exhibitionist … Read more

Moment police break up massive car meet with 800 vehicles as racers cause traffic chaos in Enfield 

Moment police break up massive car meet with 800 vehicles as boy racers cause traffic chaos in Enfield The car meet took place near Mollison Avenue in Enfield, North London  Police were called on Saturday night as hundreds of spectators watched It caused heavy traffic and disruption, with police stopping cars and giving fines  By … Read more

Classic hot hatches become hot property as old boy racers buy them up

Ageing boy racers have moved from the McDonalds car parks of their heyday to auction houses to get their hands on hot hatches that take them back to their youth. That’s the suggestion from classic car insurer Hagerty, which says nostalgic collectors are scrambling to get their hands on unmolested performance cars they drove or … Read more

London’s millionaire boy racers: Rich owner’s parade supercars worth hundreds of thousands of pounds

London’s millionaire boy racers: Rich owners parade supercars worth hundreds of thousands of pounds through upmarket street in the capital – but police are called after well-heeled locals complain about noise Those living on Sloane Street in London last night called the police after expensive supercars gathered A Lamborghini, Porsche, and high power BMWs were … Read more

Greater Manchester Police branded ‘inept’ by Labour MP after racers brought M60 to a grinding halt

A Labour MP has blasted Greater Manchester Police as ‘the most inept force in the country’ after boy racers brought the M60 motorway to a standstill. Andrew Gwynne, Labour MP for Denton & Reddish, made the comments as he criticised officers for their failure to prevent the stunt from going ahead, despite the event having … Read more

Boy racers gather for first car meet since lockdown as crowds gather and police look on

Hundreds have gathered in car parks for the first large scale car meet up since lockdown, travelling in convoy to five different locations to admire each other’s customised motors. Car enthusiasts from across the country took part in the all-day ‘cruise’ beginning at 10am in Barking before motoring up the M25 to meet at a … Read more