Pontefract car meet driver caught speeding at 135mph on M62 motorway
Police said they had become aware of a scheduled car meet at the retail park after a similar one was held at the same location the previous weekend. One car was seized due to the driver being disqualified from driving, with the other taken due to the manner of driving.Insp Andy Dickinson, from the force, said: "We take a zero tolerance approach to the anti-social use of vehicles in the district."We know that concerns still remain though about future events, and I would like to reassure people that we will continue this work to deter and prosecute the organisers and motorists involved in these car meets."
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