Rowdy racers are facing a crackdown amid calls for a noise-sensing camera to be installed at a city beauty spot.

People living in Britannia Road have historically endured anti-social behaviour, particularly at the car park end where cars congregate with loud exhausts and music.

It has been an issue for several years, according to Labour city and county councillor Mike Sands.

Norwich Evening News:

Mr Sands, chairman of Mousehold Conservators which owns the car park, wants a plan drawn up to stop anti-social behaviour in the area and is keen on traffic calming measures including an acoustic camera.

There are four of these cameras which are being trialled in Great Yarmouth, Bradford, Birmingham and Bristol and part of a £300,000 government investment towards efforts to tackle the "social cost" of noise pollution.

Mr Sands said: "Britannia Road car park should be one of the premier tourist spots in the city.

"It is fine in the day but in the evening anti-social groups do circuits around Gas Hill, Gurney Road and Britannia Road, backfire and rev their engines.

"It causes no end of problems including disturbance and anxiety for people. They are fed up."

Norwich Evening News:

He added the car park was an area where people could get pictures of the city at night but had experienced some verbal insults from people there.

Mr Sands: "It is about time we had something like an acoustic camera there. People living there deserve peace. Let's put a plan in place. There are a number of different pots of money."

A camera would cost around £20,000 and £3,000 to service, according to Mr Sands, but he believed the service costs would be covered by payments from infringement fines caught on camera.

Other traffic calming measures Mr Sands and other city and county councillors are calling for include speed humps.

Norwich Evening News:

Julie Brociek-Coulton, Labour county and city councillor for Sewell ward, backed measures to prevent the "intimidating behaviour" but there was a question over how they could be funded.

She added Norfolk Police will be upping patrols in Britannia Road after it was raised as a concern.

A county council spokeswoman, said: “We’re aware of issues and will continue to support work to tackle anti-social behaviour and noise nuisance."