Greater Manchester Police were forced to disperse a large meet of super cars as it made its way around the region yesterday evening
Pictures posted online showed police dealing with the meet in Stockport as cars revved in the street
Manc Traffic tweeted
Severe congestion in Stockport Town Centre due to a Car Meet:
*A560 Gt Portwood St CLOSED
*A6188 St Mary’s Way n/b gridlocked onto Portwood Rbt
*M60 ac/w j27 exit slow
*Tesco car park off Tiviot Way stuffed
Police issued the following statement this morning:
A co-ordinated response was put in place involving officers from Specialist Operations, Oldham, Tameside and City of Manchester Divisions.
Officers were deployed to patrol previous locations used for car meets. The car meet was then followed to Stockport where disruptive action by the police resulted in the cars being made to disperse.
The car registration details of those taking part were also recorded by officers.
Superintendent John-Paul Ruffle of Greater Manchester Police Specialist Operations said: “While the majority of car enthusiasts are passionate but law-abiding, this meet acted irresponsibly, recklessly and illegally. It was disruptive to local residents and also put other road users at risk.
Greater Manchester Police will not let such behaviour go unchallenged and are prepared to take robust action where necessary, which can include seizing vehicles, issuing penalty notices and notifying insurance companies.”
