"These illegal street races are keeping families up at night, and residents fear for their safety"

That is the message to Thames Valley Police for their Police and Crime Commissioner to take action on dangerous car cruisers.

The deputy leader of Milton Keynes Council, Robin Bradburn is urging police to stop illegal car meets taking place in the town centre.

Drivers are known to travel to car cruise events with modified cars with loud detuned exhausts.

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The deputy leader said they often race eachother on the dual carriageways, leaving families in fear.

The lib dem councillor, who sits on the Police and Crime Panel, will be writing to the TVP police chief calling for more resources to stop illegal car meets from taking place.

Milton Keynes Council has been working with the police force to limit anti-social behaviour at car meets by introducing a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO), which is enforced by Thames Valley Police.

However, the council said the police are responsible for stopping dangerous driving, loud noises and speeding itself.

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The council and TVP joint-funded a camera aimed at combatting speeding vehicles. Residents are also concerned about the late-night sounds of de-tuned exhausts, so the Progressive Alliance are calling for more police officers to be allocated to speeding hotspots to tackle the problem.

Cllr Robin Bradburn said:"These illegal street races are keeping families up at night, and residents fear for their safety when cars overtake them at ridiculously high speeds. It isn’t fair for local families to experience this, and the Progressive Alliance shares residents’ frustration.

“I hope that the Police and Crime Commissioner will join me in believing that the issue of speeding should be treated as part of the policing of the car cruise events. We need more police on the streets to tackle the problem, and firm action should be taken immediately.”