Frustrated residents living next to a busy dual carriageway plagued by boy racers have likened it to "living on the set of a knock-off Fast and Furious".

Neighbours in Greenhithe are at their wit's end over noisy late night car meets where modified vehicles whiz up and down Crossways Boulevard at dangerous speeds.

'Boy racers' speeding along Crossways Boulevard

The latest incident is reported to have happened last night at around 11.30pm and police were alerted.

A video captured a clip of a convoy driving dangerously at the roundabout near Burger King.

In the footage, the stream of noisy vehicles can be heard accelerating and screeching along the road near the Dartford Crossing.

One resident claimed they could hear them as far away as Bean while another in Swanscombe said the performance sounded like "Brands Hatch race track".

But long-suffering neighbours say the nuisance is far from an isolated incident and they have had to put up with the disturbances for years.

Charles Street resident Charlotte Butcher said: “My husband and I have been living in the block of flats opposite Burger King and the roundabout for about six years.

"We have always had issues with these 'boy racers' speeding up and down the Boulevard, drifting doughnuts around the roundabout outside our window, using Screwfix car park as a skidding range and endangering other drivers on the road.

"It seems to kick off from late Friday evenings from 10-11pm onwards going into the early hours of the weekend, even on public holidays.

"The speed limit on the road is 40mph, but these cars go well above the limit going so fast that you cannot see their number plates."

Charlotte says they often witness "car gatherings" of around 50 vehicles – with many said to be coming over from Essex.

She said: "The cars are modified with large exhausts and engines that make a lot of noise including popping and banging that have sounded more like gunshots and woken us up numerous times.

"It’s like living on the set of a cheap knock-off of “Fast and Furious”.

Frustrated neighbours have put in numerous reports to the police who have issued various weekend dispersal orders and threatened to seize vehicles to tackle the problem.

But Charlotte, who is in the process of moving away from the area, believes efforts have not gone far enough.

She added: "More must be done, we need speed cameras on this road to catch them or increased police presence of a weekend otherwise it is a case of when someone will be killed not if by these reckless and irresponsible people who have nothing better to do with their time.

"Thankfully my husband and I are in the process of moving out of the area to a more peaceful and safe neighbourhood.”

The latest incident comes the same evening a teenage boy was hit by a car while riding an e scooter just a short distance away.

There have been a number of problems with "boy racers" in the Crossways Boulevard area in recent years.

Drivers are reported to use the trading estate as their base at weekends before whizzing around the nearby streets and roundabouts.

Residents previously wrote to Dartford council to outline their concerns after a noisy meeting of up to 200 vehicles was said to have taken place in Quadrant Court.

Local councillors continue to work with police to devise a solution to the problem at the busy road where a 28-year-old man was hit and killed whilst crossing five years ago.

Police have been approached for comment.