The actual wording doesn't seem to be available online yet, however the councils involved are Sandwell, Walsall, Dudley and Wolverhampton. If we only include the area between these councils' major town centres i.e. the place generally thought of as the Black Country, it's still huge, maybe 100sq mi.
ETA: if the area is extended to include the councils' full areas of responsibility, it's the entire western half of the West Mids conurbation. Probably 250-300sq mi at a rough guess. It's not a huge stretch to include these areas as being within the 'Black Country', particularly as far as a court is concerned I'd think.
The injunction is quite innovative apparently as it's not targeted at specific people, quote from my local paper:
'(the injunction is) against 'persons unknown' – and anyone suspected of breaching it would be in contempt of court, for which an adult can face up to two years in prison and a fine.'
Although it affects my life minimally, I really dislike the idea. I can accept that anti-social behaviour needs clamping down on, but the truth is most people at the meets are well behaved and just enjoy looking at cars and being in a bit of a community. It just needs policing properly, and surely this is easier when meets are planned in advance, maybe even with the cooperation of police and councils? This legislation could potentially criminalise anyone knocking about with a modified car 'you were in a convoy' regardless of whether you were or not. I suspect it'd be hard to disprove. Up to 2 years and / or a fine, not to mention a police record...
From my experience it's very rare to see low-life at these meets, most people work, pay taxes and are properly insured. Keeping it legal and endorsed means behaviour can be monitored and checks carried out much more effectively. At the same time there are hundreds of uninsured drivers on the roads in the area!
Meanwhile, just last month and adjacent to the area we have this, a completely different approach with some good results:
http://www.droitwichstandard.co.uk/2...ce-119185.html