{"id":712943,"date":"2026-07-27T03:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T03:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/712943\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T03:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T03:14:16","slug":"police-descend-on-unauthorised-meet-up-involving-200-cars-in-aberdeen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/712943\/","title":{"rendered":"Police descend on ‘unauthorised meet-up’ involving 200 cars in Aberdeen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police descended on a car meet-up involving 200 vehicles in Aberdeen.<\/p>\n

Officers were in attendance at a large-scale meet-up on Saturday, which spanned across the beach area, Garthdee and Portlethen.<\/p>\n

Around 200 cars were present, and police say a number of offences were identified.<\/p>\n

In total, 45 conditional offers were issued, three anti-social behaviour orders, 11 Prohibition offences were issued and one vehicle was seized.<\/p>\n

In addition to the offences identified above, the DVLA supported officers, and five vehicles were clamped, five people were fined and 54 vehicles were reported for excise offences.<\/p>\n

Four Vehicle Defect Rectifications were also identified, and five personalised number plates were issued revocation warnings.<\/p>\n

A number of additional offences were identified, and enquiries will continue to trace those involved in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

Chief Inspector Andy Meikleham, lead for road safety and road crime for the North East, said: \u201cWe completely understand that people are passionate about their cars; however, these unauthorised meet-ups cannot continue to take place at the expense of safety and the surrounding communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we acknowledge that the majority of attendees did not cause any issues, we identified a number of offences across the evening, including with our partners at the DVLA.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur enquiries into this incident remain ongoing and we expect to identify further offences in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cDriving in an anti-social manner is extremely dangerous and illegal, and I\u2019d ask those involved to please think about the consequences of their behaviour not only on the community, but other road users.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to police these events and take enforcement action where necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2212 of July 25, 2026.<\/p>\n

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