Five men charged after illegal car meet at the Trafford Centre in 2023
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Five men from across Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire have been charged with multiple driving offences after an illegal car meet at the Trafford Centre in 2023.
Hanaan Akbar (21/07/2002) of St Andrews Road, Cheadle, has been charged with, causing a public nuisance, dangerous driving, perverting the course of justice and making or supplying articles for the use in fraud. He has been bailed ahead of an appearance at Manchester Magistrates Court on Thursday 20 February 2025.
Shabbir Ahmed (30/01/2002) of Alders Road, Manchester, has been charged with six counts of perverting the course of justice. He has been bailed ahead of an appearance at Manchester Magistrates Court on Tuesday 18 February 2025.
Muhammad Butt (06/10/1996) of Whittle Street, Worsley, has been charged with dangerous driving and perverting the course of justice. He has been bailed ahead of an appearance at Manchester Magistrates Court on Tuesday 18 February 2025.
Adam Shepherd (25/09/1995) of Windsor Avenue, Clitheroe and Lewis Bailey (12/08/2002) of Thompson Avenue, Warrington, have been charged with dangerous driving. They have been bailed ahead of an appearance at Manchester Magistrates Court on Tuesday 18 February 2025.
Since the start of this operation in 2023, we have looked into various car meets alongside partners in Greater Manchester, which provided evidence of vehicles breaching a Public Space Protection Order.
278 registered keepers have been dealt with by local councils and courts, with fines totalling over £12,000.
Chief Inspector Michael Parker from our Safer Transport Team said: “We take these illegal car meets very seriously, they are advertised and promoted on social media with often large crowds in attendance.
“These events pose serious risks to both participants and bystanders, including property damage, significant noise disturbance to local communities and sadly in some cases, fatal collisions. These events often block public roads and can prevent emergency vehicles from reaching those in need.”