Crawley Borough Council wants to hear your views on the potential renewal of a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO), which prohibits the anti-social use of vehicles, also known as car cruising.

Crawley Borough Council introduced the PSPO under Section 59 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, designating Crawley as an area prohibiting the anti-social use of vehicles, in March 2019.

This was because businesses and residents had been affected by vehicles gathering in large groups and drivers engaging in anti-social use of vehicles, particularly in Manor Royal Business District and Tilgate Park.

The behaviour associated with car cruising damaged private and public land and caused a danger to pedestrians and other road users.

Now, the council is asking businesses and residents if they support the ban on car cruising in Crawley being extended for three years.

The order means it’s an offence for anyone to:

Participate in car cruising or a car cruising event
Encourage any other person to participate in car cruising or a car cruising event
Congregate to watch car cruising or be in attendance to watch a car cruising event
Attend a car cruising event to supply or sell to those present any food, drink, goods or services
Urinate in a public place while participating or attending a car cruising event

Engaging with any of these activities anywhere on any public highway, car parks or any other land to which the public or any section of the public has access, may result in a fixed penalty notice.

Comment by November 15 here

Date Published: 03/11/2021

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