A number of drift cars were spotted in Lorentzweiler and Contern on Sunday night, accompanied by groups of fans.
RTL has received videos from numerous sources showing cars with British licence plates using Luxembourg's roads and roundabouts to demonstrate their drifting skills. The videos are shared regularly on public social media channels.
In the footage, cars were shown drifting around a roundabout in Lorentzweiler, accompanied by a small audience who in part were positioned dangerously on the roads. Some filmed the stunts from inside the roundabout, while others stood at a nearby petrol station to watch.
A similar situation was filmed in Contern in the vicinity of a petrol station, where cars used the roundabout to drift into public traffic.
Police unable to distinguish violations
The Grand Ducal police said they had been informed of the dangerous manoeuvres at around 12.20am in Contern, and 12.45am in Lorentzweiler, with cars reported to be driving dangerously and making excessive noise.
Police patrols were duly dispatched to the locations. However, officers were unable to find any vehicles at the scene in Lorentzweiler. In Contern, police found several cars at a car park and at the petrol station, but the vehicles were quiet and no violations were observed.
The police say they are aware of so-called "tuning" meet-ups occurring at various spots around the country, for example in Kockelscheuer and in Contern. Targeted checks are due to take place.
What are the potential punishments?
RTL asked the police what sort of penalties can be expected if motorists are caught performing these stunts. The police said they could not give a general answer based on video footage; however, such occurrences would be looked at on a case-by-case basis, to be determined by officials on the spot.
Theoretically, the punishments could range from "behaviour constituting a nuisance or danger to traffic, or causing damage" which would be met with a €49 fine; while technical violations, such as those which could be found in modified vehicles, would also be punishable if illegal modifications were detected.
