Sussex Police said tonight (September 7) that officers had begun the search to identify and possibly fine the organisers of a gathering on September 5 in St. Leonards that involved up to an estimated 250 cars.
The service claimed it "acted swiftly" to disperse people who had arrived with up to 250 cars on an industrial estate in the town that evening.
Their activity followed calls from a number of local residents about noise and disruption caused by several hundred people at a gathering of performance cars at the Castleham industrial estate.
As officers attended at around 8.30pm, they closed access roads and asked people to leave.
According to police, the visitors dispersed, leaving the location almost completely clear within an hour.
As the vehicles left in smaller groups, other officers continued to advise individuals to depart.
To support this action, a dispersal order was issued at 10pm giving officers the authority to require individuals and vehicles involved in any such gathering to leave the whole of Hastings and St Leonards.
Inspector Aidan Cornwall said:
"There was no resistance to police directions and no arrests were necessary.
“However, this action was necessary to ensure public health and safety, both at the location and in the immediate area, for local people and for those involved in the event.
"Enquiries are being made to identify anyone involved in organising the gathering with a view to considering enforcement action against them, potentially including fines for organising an unlawful gathering."
Anyone with information about the event is asked to report online or call 101 quoting serial 1408 of 05/09.
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