Yahoo News Cops announce major crackdown in Greater Manchester town this weekend
Officers have announced a major crackdown on 'reckless' driving in a Greater Manchester town. Greater Manchester Police has announced a dispersal order will be in force across parts of Wigan this weekend.
The force says it follows 'weeks of anti-social behaviour' by drivers travelling at high speeds and risking the lives of other road users. Dispersal orders are being used in the area close to Robin Park and on Westwood Way, in Worsley Mesnes.
Drivers caught flouting the law in Wigan this weekend risk having their cars seized. And police are warning that similar measures will be used 'for the foreseeable future' as cops look to eradicate 'selfish' driving in the town.
A spokesperson for GMP Wigan West wrote on Facebook: "A dispersal notice and large scale policing operation utilising specialist resources will be in place on the Wigan Division this weekend. This is so we are able to enforce a dispersal order that has been implemented following weeks of anti-social behaviour by reckless and selfish individuals who are intent on travelling to the area in order to race and travel high speeds on our public roads.
"Not only are these individuals risking their own safety, but also the safety of other road users. This type of anti-social behaviour [will] not be tolerated.
"Section 59 warnings are clearly in place in all areas and as such no further warning is required and immediate seizure of offending vehicles will be utilised. Vehicles engaging in this activity will be seized, drivers prosecuted and insurance companies notified of this behaviour. This action will be ongoing for the foreseeable future."
