A car cruise event in Inverness had a poor turn out on Saturday night – but only because a much bigger one was happening in Dundee at the same time.
Police in Inverness had put out a traffic disruption warning ahead of the unofficial car cruise which was scheduled to take place on Saturday night at the Inverness Retail Park on Eastfield Way.
But compared to last month’s event, which drew in around 200 cars, Saturday’s cruise had a maximum of five cars present at any one time between 7pm and midnight.
Four drivers were reported to the procurator fiscal, either for speeding or driving with lights lit on the underside of their cars. At last month’s event there were 24 people charged with various road traffic offences.
However, almost 1,800 vehicles from modified car clubs across Scotland came to the Kingsway Retail Park in Dundee on Saturday night to remember movie star and car lover Paul Walker, who died in a car crash in the US last year.
It is thought that the scale of this event pulled many regular Inverness car cruisers away from the Highland capital.
As part of Operation Route, which is run by the road policing department, drivers in Inverness on Saturday were asked to ensure that their vehicles were roadworthy and their license, tax and insurance documents were in order.
They were also warned that they would be checked for speed and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and for using mobile phones whilst driving.
A police spokesman said: “There were four cars reported to the Procurator Fiscal as a result of Operation Route.
“Speeding or driving with the lamps on under the cars were the main road traffic offences reported.
“There was a maximum of five cars there at any one time on the night.”