Police granted powers to break up car meets
Neighbours have complained about dangerous driving, noise and anti-social behaviour
Police are cracking down on street racing and car meets on industrial estates and supermarket car parks in Southampton and Totton.
Officers will use powers to disperse large gatherings of people in Nursling and Calmore this weekend.
Dangerous driving, noise and anti-social behaviour have been reported in recent weeks.
A dispersal order will cover Nursling Industrial Estate from 6pm on Friday until 6am on Sunday.
The order in Calmore covers Calmore Industrial Estate, Morrisons supermarket on Spruce Drive and Asda supermarket on Maynard Road for the same period.
The power could be extended beyond the 48 hour period, police said
Inspector Chris Taylor said: "There have been multiple incidents of large gatherings of cars meeting in Nursling and Calmore in recent weeks.
"Street racing, damage to road surfaces, noise and dangerous driving has been reported causing harassment, alarm and distress to local residents.
"Our officers will continue to have an increased presence across hotspot areas in Nursling, Totton and Calmore to deter events such as these large-scale car meets.
"If we encounter these events, we will do our utmost to educate those in attendance and take robust enforcement action where necessary.
"Our operation is not aimed at people meeting in their cars peacefully, simply those disrupting local communities and acting in an anti-social manner."