The injunction explicitly prohibits racing, dangerous driving, vehicle stunts, excessive revving and other nuisance behaviour
A man was found in contempt of court after admitting that he breached Enfield Council’s car cruising injunction – and must now pay more than £9,000 in fines and costs.
Nojus Sartauskas, of Alveston Avenue in Harrow, admitted that on Saturday, 1st August he was driving a white BMW and carried out prohibited vehicle stunts, including a wheel spin and doughnuts, in breach of the borough’s injunction.
Sartauskas also admitted removing the vehicle’s registration plates before taking part in stunts in Lockfield Avenue, Brimsdown.
On Tuesday, 25th August, a High Court judge found Sartauskas in contempt of court and granted the council’s application, imposing a fine of £750. He was also ordered to pay the council’s legal costs of £8,484.40, through monthly instalments of £500. Together, this totals £9,234.40.
Lockfield Avenue, which is within the Brimsdown Business Area, has experienced repeated reports of antisocial driving, vehicle nuisance and illegal racing activity.
Police officers monitoring the area witnessed the vehicle carrying out dangerous manoeuvres before stopping and arresting the driver. Warning posters highlighting the injunction and the penalties for breaching it had been installed at the location earlier on the same day.
The council injunction against ‘car meets’ and other types of dangerous driving was introduced nearly two years ago following a local campaign to improve road safety, with six drivers prosecuted in the first year. In December 2025 it was renewed again for another twelve months.
The injunction explicitly prohibits racing, dangerous driving, vehicle stunts, excessive revving and behaviour that causes nuisance, alarm or distress.
Council leader Alessandro Georgiou said: “Let’s be clear; car cruising, illegal racing and stunt driving are not harmless fun. They blight neighbourhoods, keep residents awake at night and put innocent people at risk.
“Those who treat our roads like a racetrack have no regard for the safety of others, and we will not tolerate it.
“We will continue to work closely with the Metropolitan Police to enforce the injunction, pursue offenders and take strong action against anyone who thinks the rules don’t apply to them.
“Residents deserve safe streets, peaceful neighbourhoods and the confidence that action will be taken against those causing nuisance and danger. We stand firmly on the side of law-abiding residents, not the reckless minority who put lives at risk.”
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