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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
Sian Traynor

West Lothian retail park rammed as huge crowd watches drivers pull stunts at car meet

Huge crowds of people were seen crammed into a West Lothian car park on Sunday evening, as over 100 turned up for meet up event.

Car enthusiasts from all over the area had flocked to the retail park at Livingston, with many bringing their own vehicles and others turning up just to watch.

Clips from the car park on April 17 showed the retail outlet completely overrun with those attending the meet up, with long lines of traffic struggling to get around the group.

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Lining the pavements surrounding venues such as Home Bargains and Frankie and Benny's, the crowds covered each side of the road as different vehicles revved up and down.

Wheel spins saw the area eventually clouded in smoke as different car racers showed off their latest models and adaptations to the crowd.

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Apparently ongoing for several hours, different cars spun their wheels into the ground before taking a parade up and down the small retail park streets.

Other videos showed an MX5 sports car drifting around a roundabout outside shops while other high performance vehicles were seen using the car park as a makeshift drag track.

A number of people could also be seen filming the meet up, with other shoppers not attending trying to make their way out and avoid the chaos.

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