Motor Vehicles: Anti-social Behaviour
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to improve enforcement measures against street racing in West Dorset constituency.
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson
Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for the Government and a key part of the Safer Streets Mission.
On 25 February 2025, the Crime and Policing Bill was introduced to Parliament. The Bill includes proposals to give the police greater powers to clamp down on all vehicles involved in anti-social behaviour including street racing, with officers no longer required to issue a warning before seizing these vehicles.
This will strengthen the law and send a clear message that antisocial street racing will not be tolerated.
Excess speed is a major cause of death and serious injury on our roads and anyone who breaks the speed limit should expect to face the full force of the law.
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