Police crackdown on 'anti-social drivers' in Horsham

Complaints about excessive vehicle noise and ‘anti-social driving’ have led to a police crackdown in Horsham.
Sarah Page
By Sarah Page
Published 23rd Aug 2023, 10:22 BST
Updated 23rd Aug 2023, 10:23 BST
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Officers from the Sussex Police Roads Policing unit carried out exhaust noise monitoring checks on cars and motorbikes in Albion Way using an acoustic sound measuring device.

A spokesperson said: “This was after Sussex Police received complaints of anti-social driving and excess vehicle noise from motor vehicles in and around Horsham town centre.

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“Drivers caught with an excessively noisy exhaust risk being fined or summoned to court.

Police crackdown on anti-social drivers in Albion Way, Horsham. Photo: Sussex PolicePolice crackdown on anti-social drivers in Albion Way, Horsham. Photo: Sussex Police
Police crackdown on anti-social drivers in Albion Way, Horsham. Photo: Sussex Police

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“Several motorists were stopped and a motorist was arrested at the police static stop site, on suspicion of possessing a controlled drug and driving a motor vehicle whilst over the specified drug limited.”

Meanwhile, residents in Broadbridge Heath say they have been plagued for some time by boy racers making a racket in the village ‘almost every night.’

Many have taken to social media to complain about the noise.