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Is It Legal ?
Is motorbike racing and/or rallying on public roads against the law.
I thought it was but for the last half hour the noisy beggars have been streaming past my house.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ."A person who promotes or takes part in a race or trial of speed between motor vehicles on a public way is guilty of an offence"
[S. 12 (1), Road Traffic Act 1988]
However the law relating to 'cruise meetings' of motor vehicles is less specific. Some police forces are classing such activities as 'Anti-Social Behaviour' though:
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Racing (anything) on public roads is illegal. Rallying is not.
There are a number of rules and guidance which organisers should comply with one of which is that the rally must not be run so that competitors have to travel faster than an average speed of 30mph.
Most rallys are usually run by car clubs and demand a high level of navigational expertise as well as driving. The type of "professional" rallys you see are mostly run off-road on a series of "special stages" where speed is of the essence. Club rallys will occasionally include a special stage or two on private land, but these are very much the exception.
Today's is exceptional in that there appear to be marshalls stationed at some points. But every summer for years now they've done it every Thursday evening so I guess that counts as a cruise meeting rather than race/rally. I know it makes me a NIMBY but I think I'll write to my Police Commissioner. Why should they be allowed to pollute my quiet little [Hayling] island instead of somewhere like the nearby M27 - much more exciting I would have thought and noise no problem.