Black Country boy racing injunction moves step closer
The final details of an injunction aimed at stopping car cruising in the streets of the Black Country car are being drawn up.
All four Black Country councils are teaming up to apply to the High Court for an injunction which could see people who do participate in or watch car cruising events jailed for up to two years.
Moxley, in Walsall, has suffered from boy racers meeting on streets and car parks in the area at night and speeding around the streets.
Video of boy racers from 2012, released by West Midlands Police:
Gurdip Thandi, spokesman for Wolverhampton City Council, said the local authority along with Sandwell, Dudley and Walsall were all finalising the details of an application to the High Court.
"If granted, the councils would have the power to take anyone suspected of participating in car cruising or spectating at such events back to court and anyone found in breach of the injunction would be liable to fines or up to two years' imprisonment," he said.
"If an injunction was granted, however, hopefully this would dissuade people from participating in car cruising in the first place.
"As the proposed injunction is still subject to legal proceedings, we are unable to go into any further detail at this stage.
"We, our Black Country partners and the police remain committed to providing safer communities and will not tolerate anti-social behaviour."
An injunction has already been brought into force in Cannock, near to Orbital and Linkway retail parks, to tackle the problem of boy racers.
And police chiefs have said it has already had an impact.
See also:
Speeding crackdown welcomed on notorious country roads
CCTV and barriers to be used by police in West Midlands boy racer crackdown
Car cruisers at Aldi spark police blitz
Court bid to halt Oldbury car park racers
Councils call for legal action over boy racers
Shocking footage of Midlands boy racers released by police
