POLICE have revealed what they will do to tackle 'boy racers' in Malvern after years of issues.

Anti-social young car drivers, commonly referred to as 'boy racers', have been an issue that police have been dealing with on and off in the Malvern area for several years.

PC Dave Olczak, of the Pickersleigh and Chase safer neighbourhood policing team, has said there has been an increase in reports about loud, fast vehicles congregating and racing around areas of Malvern.

He said: "We are eager to tackle the problem and deal with any offenders appropriately, to reduce the problem, and make the Malvern area undesirable for their boy racers to carry out their activity.

"We are also aware that a large amount of these offenders are not from the Malvern area."

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What are the police doing? 

One of the methods that officers will be using to deter anti-social behaviour is issuing section 59 notices.

PC Olczak said: "A section 59 notice is a notice that links to the driver's police national computer record. It links to them and their vehicle.

"This means that once served with that notice, if the driver is witnessed driving in an anti-social manner again in any vehicle within a 12-month period, police can seize the vehicle.

"Also, if the vehicle that they were driving when being served the notice is being driven in an anti-social manner by anyone within a 12-month period, then that vehicle can be seized by the police."

West Mercia Police want to hear from the public if they are having regular issues with 'boy racers'.

The information will help officers prioritise patrols and time, to help resolve the issues.

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If you are experiencing a regular issue, tell West Mercia Police where and when you have witnessed the activity and any other details about the vehicles or drivers.

To contact West Mercia Police, you can call 101 or use the online 'Tell Us About' form on the West Mercia Police website at https://www.westmercia.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/.

Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555 111 or by visiting the website at https://crimestoppers-uk.org/.