News of a new order banning car meets across the Swindon borough sparked a heated debate among drivers and neighbours.
Concern was raised about the meets making residents feel "unsafe", particularly at car parks such as Brunel West multi-storey in Swindon town centre.
An exact date for when the new order, known as a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO), will come into play is not known yet but Swindon Borough Council has now confirmed to the Adver that it is "ready to go".
The PSPO will effectively ban all car meets from taking place across the entire borough, which includes villages on the outskirts of Swindon such as Wroughton, Wanborough and Highworth.
It will give the council and police officers more powers to challenge and fine people for partaking in unauthorised car meets.
Here's what you had to say on the matter.
Graham Stobbs said: "What Swindon needs is to stop alienating these young drivers and embracing another chapter in their young lives.
"We need to provide a safe out of town area where they can meet and show off their pride and joys, with supervision from a friendly traffic police officers and each getting to know the other. Maybe even a food truck etc.
"Everyone still pushes the problem along instead of coming up with a solution."
Alex Godfrey said: "I bet the new signs don't stay up just like the cameras don't in London."
Lisa Kimber said: "Car meets at the minute the least of Swindon's or any other town/city's problem.
"These guys only want to meet up chat about their car with a pretty lady alongside them, as long as the car they are driving is legal and roadworthy there should be no issue.
"There are loads of industrial estates they could meet up of an evening. Of all the trouble in Swindon at present this shouldn't even register. I'm nearly 51, this was happening back in the 90s when I was a teenager.
"We own a business in Swindon that they occasionally meet outside of and we are open in the evening when they are there, occasionally someone will ask them to move to allow them to have access to get their vehicle out, they are always polite and courteous, they don't leave behind a mess and have never been any trouble to us."
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Pete Johnson replied: "Try living near one! Squealing tyres, popping and banging for hours on end night after night, gets irritating very quickly."
Karolinka Lakavičiūtė said: "I've heard that banning stuff makes people want to get involved more. Not sure if that's the best idea. If you give them a safe place to hang out, would there be any trouble probably not.
"I go to these car and motorbike meets all over the area and I've never had any trouble with anyone who was participating. I even made new friends who had similar interests to me.
"Everybody left the area clean, never disrespected any of the neighbourhood, kept quiet leaving the neighbourhood areas and all got home safe."
Joshua Andrew said: "So you go out clubbing where there's a few hundred people and it ends up in a brawl, you go to football and it ends up in a brawl, and it's all okay for these to still go ahead,
"You have a hobby, spend your money on a hobby, and a few hundred people meet up with no trouble or violence showing off their motors and it's claimed a nuisance, and its being banned.
"This town has gone mad, "Instead of trying to ban everything why not use some of the unused barren land spread all around Swindon or the empty airfields, and have somewhere for proper car meets to be organised where everything can be policed safely and use the car scene as a platform to bring more people into it and it might even reduce the amount of trouble on the streets from the youngsters who have nothing to do anymore since the youth clubs are all being shut down."
Matthew Oszczyk said: "So if two friends that haven't seen each other in quite a few years all decide to meet up and have a coffee in either modified cars or classic cars, the police will instantly see that as a 'Meet'."
Dale Temlett said: "Was never an issue back in the 90s. The old college car park in town was brilliant. Never any trouble just young people hanging out and socialising.
"Who cares if someone one does a burnout or donut, at least they're not stabbing anyone."
Freya Whyte said: "The few have ruined it for the masses. Most of us would be fine with the police being present at our meets to watch over things, and we have done this in the past.
"It's also a shame for any local businesses that will now miss out on commerce from these events.
"This is a sad change for Swindon in general. It also doesn't make any sense, the fact that even if two friends meet up to catch up they will be told to move on simply because they have modified cars is ridiculous."
Martin Newman said: "These are unofficial late night in privately owned car parts near residential areas. Revving engines, donuting, burning rubber, drag racing on the dual carriageway and sound systems blaring out of car boot systems. It's extremely antisocial.
"They are menace for local residents and it seems to be people coming here from miles away."
Natalie Merriott said: "Boring people lead boring lives.
"The car scene has brought the community together to enjoy the vehicles as they are supposed to.
"When I run a club in Swindon, we begged and pleaded with the council and local MPs to give us a space for us to go.
"We had no response, as I've said so many times, give the car enthusiasts (boy racers) a place to go and there would be no problem.
"If you keep putting barriers up, they will find their own place to go until they are moved on.