HUNDREDS of car enthusiasts gathered along Southend seafront last night as part of an unofficial car meet.

Photos from the evening on Bank Holiday Monday showed hundreds of cars both parked up and slowly driving along the seafront.

The event was unofficial and is the fourth car meet along the seafront within around eight weeks.

There is a car cruise Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in place across the city.

This was brought in by Southend Council on April 4, 2023, and is designed to ban a number of activities at a car meet.

This includes:

  • Excessive noise of any kind including but not limited to horns, music, or noise from vehicle modifications such as to cause, or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or nuisance.
  • Conduct that causes or is likely to cause danger to road users and pedestrians.
  • Conduct that causes or is likely to cause damage or risk of damage to any property.
  • Driving at excessive speed.
  • Driving in convoy such as to cause or is likely to cause public nuisance.
  • Racing other motor vehicles.
  • Performing stunts in motor vehicles.
  • Dropping litter.
  • Shouting, swearing, abusing, or otherwise intimidating another person.
  • Parking and exiting motor vehicles whilst left in a non-designated parking space.
  • Inhalation of nitrous oxide.