Car meet successfully dispersed in King’s Lynn

Officers were made aware of a car meet in King’s Lynn over the weekend (Sunday 19 November).

This was a travelling meet which had originated in Skegness before moving to Cambridge and coming over the border into Norfolk at around 6.30pm.

Officers spoke to a number of drivers who had entered a retail park in King’s Lynn and explained there was a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) in place.

A PSPO prohibits people from doing certain things in a specified area and allows officers to safely disperse a group of people who may be causing disruption in a local community. They are actively used as a tool of Operation Octane which is a targeted approach designed to tackle vehicle related anti-social behaviour.

This PSPO covers vehicle related anti-social behaviour and places restrictions on particular activities including:

• driving at excessive speed
• sudden and/or repeated acceleration and deceleration
• street racing
• stunts (including, but not limited to, doughnutting, handbrake turns, drifting, and burnouts)
• continuous engine revving while stationary
• unnecessary use of the horn
• amplified music
• littering from a vehicle
• threatening, abusive or intimidating language or behaviour associated with vehicle use

You can find the full details of the PSPO covering King’s Lynn here.

Officers positively engaged with drivers who were present and the group dispersed with very little issues.

Three offences were recorded during the event including a Traffic Offence Report (TOR) for excessive use of a horn, an individual obstructing police after providing false details and an incident of dangerous driving after a vehicle travelled through three red lights.