Black Country street racing injunction
Overview
An interim injunction banning street racing (also known as car cruising) is in force in the Black Country.
The Black Country area includes all of the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
You can download full details of the interim injunction in the supporting documents section.
What the interim injunction means
It forbids anyone who is a driver, rider or passenger in or on a motor vehicle to participate between the hours of 3pm and 7am in a gathering of two or more persons within the Black Country area at which some of those present engage in motor racing or motor stunts or other dangerous or obstructive driving.
At these gatherings, some people engage in motor racing or motor stunts or other dangerous or obstructive driving. For the purposes of the injunction, stunts are defined as driving manoeuvres including, but not limited to:
- burnouts - causing a vehicle to destroy its tyres by applying power to the drive wheels while braking so as to remain in place while the wheels revolve at speed
- donuts/donutting - causing a vehicle to rotate around a fixed point (normally the front axle) while not moving-off causing noise, smoke and tyre marks to be created
- drifting - turning by placing the vehicle in a skid so that most sideways motion is due to the skid not any significant steering input
- undertaking - passing a vehicle on its nearside so as to overtake in circumstances not permitted by the Highway Code.
Details of the injunction
The injunction has a power of arrest attached to it. This gives the police the power to arrest anyone who breaches it. Breach of an injunction is a contempt to court and, if proved, the court has the power to impose:
Next date for street racing injunction hearing
At a case management hearing on Wednesday 20 December, 2023, the High Court allowed the interim injunction to continue, with Her Honour Judge Kelly ordering that a final hearing will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday 27 and 28 February 2024, in the High Court of Justice at the Birmingham District Registry, Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre, Priory Courts, 33 Bull Street, Birmingham B4 6DS, from 10.30am on each day.
Supporting documents and evidence
Supporting documentsYou can download the documents below from the City of Wolverhampton Council's website.
- Power of arrest (PDF 186KB)
- Sealed orders (PDF 1,312KB)
- Orders of the High Court of Justice (14 Dec 2022) (PDF 159KB)
- Supplementary evidence bundle (PDF 1.37MB)
- WN injunction application - urgent interim relief application (PDF 3.9MB)
- Main application bundle (PDF 29.5MB)
- Notice of High Court hearing (6 Feb 2023) (PDF 172KB)
- Bundle for 6 Feb car cruising hearing - part 1 (PDF 55.1MB)
- Bundle for 6 Feb car cruising hearing - part 2 (PDF 39.5MB)
- Bundle for 6 Feb car cruising hearing - part 3 (PDF 16.7MB)
- 6th statement of Paul Brown (3 Feb 2023) (PDF 212KB)
- Statement of Adam Sheen (3 Feb 2023) (PDF 410KB)
- Statement of Adam Sheen (3 Feb 2023 ) - accessible version (PDF 369KB)
- Hearing notice for 15 May 2023 at 10.30am (PDF 169KB)
- Order (16 Feb 2023) (PDF 227KB)
- Transcript of proceedings (6 Feb 2023) KB-2022-BHM-000221 (PDF 431KB)
- Birmingham City Council v Nagmadin Ors - Wolverhampton City Council v persons unknown (13 Feb 2023) (PDF 357KB)
- Bundle for review hearing (15 May 2023) (PDF 26MB)
- Hearing notice - hearing 15 May 2023 at 10:30am (PDF 177KB)
- 10th witness statement of Paul Brown (PDF 232KB)
- Exhibit PB10A (PDF 5MB)
- Hearing note for 15 May 2023 (PDF 141KB)
- Exhibit PB11A (17/05/2023)
- 11th witness statement of Paul Brown (17/05/2023)
- Amended power of arrest (amended 19 May 2023; sealed 23 May 2023) (PDF 166KB))
- Amended injunction order (19 May 2023; sealed 23 May 2023) PDF 2.6MB)
- Combined directions order (19 May 2023; sealed 23 May 2023) (PDF 175KB)
- Clearer copy of Plan A for injunction (WCC & Ors v persons unknown KB-2022-BHM-000188) (23 May 2023) (PDF 6.7MB)
- Amended particulars of claim June 2023 (15 June 2023) PDF 152KB)
- Part 8 claim form (amended June 2023) 1-2 of 3 (15 June 2023) PDF 728KB)
- Part 8 claim form (amended June 2023) 3 of 3 (15 June 2023) (PDF 279KB)
- 12th and 13th witness statements of Paul Brown (16 June 2023) (PDF 8.2MB)
- Notice of hearing case management conference 10 November 2023 (21/07/23)
- Notice of hearing 4 October 2023 (09/08/23)
- Bundle for car cruising injunction review hearing 4 October 2023 (PDF 52MB)
- Schedule A to injunction index to injunction order 19 May 2023 (PDF 3.3MB)
- Car cruise 2022 part 8 amended particulars of claim v3 12 October 2023 (PDF 160KB)
- Sealed plan A 9 October 2023 (PDF 2.4MB)
- Sealed amended part 8 claim form 6 October 2023 (PDF 1105KB)
- Order (re: persons unknown) hearing of 4 October 2023 (PDF 169KB)
- Amended power of arrest - amended 4 October 2023 (PDF 267KB)
- Sealed Wolverhampton CC v PU interim injunction v3 to include D5 and D6 4 October 2023 (PDF 154KB)
- Black Country Car Cruising Injunction - Sealed Power of Arrest - Version 5 - 20 December 2023 (PDF 125KB)
- Sealed Plan A to accompany Black Country Car Cruising Injunction and Power of Arrest - 20 December 2023 (PDF 2MB)
- Schedule A to Injunction Index to injunction order 19 May 2023 (PDF 3MB)
- Amended Black Country Injunction (PDF 219KB)
- KB-2022-BHM-000188 221 WCC v PU BCC v Nagmadin Order from Hearing - Sealed 20 December (PDF 156KB)
- Further Copy of Order from Hearing on 20 December 2023 - sealed 21 December 2023 (PDF 333KB)
- KB-2022-BHM-000188221 - Authorities Bundle (002)
- The Black Country Councils’ Skeleton Argument for hearing on 27 February 2024
- 2085575 - Bundle Supplementary Bundle For Hearing 22 February 2024
- 2091936 - Plan A (Sealed) 27 February 2024
- 2091934 - Indices (Sealed) 27 February 2024
- 2091933 - Final Orders - Power of Arrest (Black Country) (Sealed)
- 2091931 - Final Injunction (Black Country) (Sealed) 27 February 2024
- 2091933 - Final Orders - Power of Arrest (Black Country) (Sealed)
- 2091930 - Directions Accompanying Final Order (Black Country) (Sealed) 27 February 2024
- 2091929 - Amended Particulars of Claim (Version 6) (Sealed) 27 February 2024
- 2091928 - Amended Claim Form (Version 6) (Sealed) 27 February 2024
- 2091935 - Order joining Rebecca Richold as a party (Sealed) 27 February 2024
Street racing signage
You can view the location of street racing signage around the borough in our map. To reveal the location of a sign, click or tap on the green or pink circle icons.
You can also search using the hamburger menu (three lines at top left of the map). Click or tap the menu, then enter your postcode. The map will zoom to your location and show where your nearest street racing sign is.
To report any issues with the signs please email the Community Protection Team or call 01922 653060.
Map of street racing signage
Report street racing
Email CommunityProtection@walsall.gov.uk to report incidents of street racing, or call West Midlands Police on 101. In an emergency always dial 999.