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Summary for: Police record 176 offenses at illegal Prague car meetPolice recorded 176 offenses and issued fines totaling CZK 271,900 during a large illegal tuning meet in Prague on Friday evening.
Nearly 400 officers were deployed as part of security measures surrounding the Europe Illegal Season End 2026 gathering. Police checked 1,215 vehicles and 1,707 people, including 168 foreign nationals.
One driver was detained on suspicion of committing a crime after allegedly driving despite a court-imposed ban. Five other people were temporarily detained over administrative offenses.
Up to 1,000 cars gather in Čakovice
Hundreds of vehicles initially gathered in the parking lot outside the Globus hypermarket in Prague’s Čakovice district. Police estimated that as many as 1,000 cars and 2,500 people attended, temporarily complicating road traffic and public transport.
Participants later moved to several other locations, including parking areas in Zličín, Strahov and Čestlice. Some were also reported near Konopiště Castle in Central Bohemia.
Police prevented seven vehicles from continuing their journeys and had two others towed. Four drivers had their license plates seized, while two tested positive for drugs.
Officers also collected CZK 116,700 in unpaid fines from previous offenses and required one driver to pay a CZK 25,000 deposit. Six public-order offenses were recorded, including two cases of failing to comply with police instructions.
Central Bohemian police separately recorded more than 80 offenses, confiscated 12 vehicle registration certificates and seized one driver’s license.
No serious crashes or major disorder reported
Despite the scale of the gathering, police reported no serious accidents involving injuries or deaths and no major disruption to public order.
Authorities had prepared for a worst-case scenario involving several thousand vehicles after learning about the event through social media. Similar gatherings elsewhere in Europe have previously involved illegal racing, blocked highways, stolen traffic signs and pyrotechnics.
Participants were expected to continue the gathering in Brno on Saturday, where police were preparing further security measures.
