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* 'BOY RACERS' WERE FILMED SHOWING OFF THEIR SOUPED-UP CARS ON CHELSEA BRIDGE * FOOTAGE SHOWS SLOW-MOVING TRAFFIC AS MODIFIED VEHICLES REV THEIR ENGINES * THE 50-SECOND CLIP,
BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN AT AROUND 11PM ON SUNDAY NIGHT, SHOWS CARS PARKED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AS TRAFFIC MOVES SLOWLY By HENRY MARTIN FOR MAILONLINE Published: 03:20 EDT, 21
December 2020 | Updated: 05:31 EDT, 21 December 2020 'Boy racers' were filmed showing off their souped-up cars on Chelsea Bridge sparking a backlog of traffic after more than 300
people turned up to an illegal rave in a weekend of defiance amid fresh coronavirus rules. Footage from the crossing in west London, now under the strict Tier 4 restrictions, shows
slow-moving traffic as modified vehicles rev their engines repeatedly. During the 50-second clip, believed to have been taken at around 11pm on Sunday night, cars are seen parked on either
side of the bridge as traffic moves slowly, with drivers sounding off their modified exhaust pipes. The London 999 Feed Twitter account posted footage of the meeting, saying: 'Delays
crossing #Chelsea Bridge due to a ''car meet'' as boy racers stop in middle of the road to rev engines.' On Saturday night, just hours before more than 16 million
people were plunged into Tier 4, police shut down a gathering of more than 300 people in Water Orton, Warwickshire, and dispersed the crowd, handing out fines. Warwickshire Police said on
Saturday: 'Tonight officers from E and B shift have attended Marsh Lane, Water Orton, after reports of a rave on going. 'There was in excess of 300 people at this illegal rave, the
rave was brought to an end and the crowd was quickly dispersed, some attendees who we caught up with will be issued with COVID fines. 'The equipment used has been seized along with the
van used to transport it. 'Enquires are on going to locate the organiser of this event, if anyone has any information please call 101 and quote log number 436 of 19/12/2020' The
rave happened just hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new Tier 4 restrictions and tightened the visiting rules for other regions. Pictures taken last night also show drinkers
in west London's Notting Hill congregating outside a venue with no masks, in another sign of defiance of new restrictions. Warwickshire remains in Tier 3, while the scene of the
'car meet' in London is in Tier 4. One social media user responded to the video of 'boy racers' on Chelsea Bridge saying: 'Confiscate the lot!' Another said:
'Roads are Totally Lawless in The UK #NeedMoreTrafficPolice #NeedMorePolice.' A third said: 'I know there are worse things happening in the world, but something needs to be
done about this. 'It's extremely loud, and also selfish at a time when we are not supposed to be going out. I hope no-one living here has ptsd related to loud bangs.' But
one Twitter user said: 'They aren't really blocking anyone. Traffic is just slow as people are parking for the car meet-up/burger stand. It's midnight on a sunday night, I
think what they are doing is fine.' At 10.59pm on Sunday social media user Reg Hoare tweeted footage of the meet at police, saying: 'What we're having to put up with this
evening on Queenstown Road/ Chelsea Bridge - very antisocial at this time of a Sunday night.' The Met Police Contact Centre replied: 'Hello, thank you for this information. We are
aware of this incident, officers are currently dealing with this accordingly.' MailOnline has contacted Metropolitan Police for comment. Additional footage taken by a passing bus
passenger showed more than a dozen police cars and vans outside an address in Putney, southwest London, in the early hours of Sunday. Crowds of people could be seen on the street near police
vans outside a Metro bank. Photographs from the latest incident showed a heavy police prescence in Putney. Though reports of a rave were unconfirmed, officers were pictured lining up
outside a venue with ballistic shields. Illegal raves have become a regular weekend occurance during lockdown. On November 28, body-worn camera footage showed a policeman screaming,
'everyone needs to start leaving now' through the front door of a house in Chislehurst. While one group immediately left, another attempted to hide in a different room. Upon
entering the home and discovering the second group, the officer shouted in disbelief: 'Right, everyone's got to leave. This is ridiculous. Come on. Out.' Bleary eyed
partygoers then slowly filtered out of the address, which had been filled with bright fluorescent disco lights. It has been a year littered with illegal gatherings as underground DJs and
ravers organised events during coronavirus lockdown. TwitterLondon