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MPs will be working well into the night again this week.
The Prime Minister says parliament will sit under urgency from
Tuesday as it attempts to pass bills introduced during National's
100-day action plan.
John Key says a bill cracking down on boyracers is high on the
agenda.
The government in May
signalled a new law to allow vehicles to be
seized and destroyed as a penalty for illegal street racing.
The bill would also allow vehicles repeatedly used by people with
overdue traffic fines to be seized and sold to pay those
fines.
Another bill would allow local authorities to create bylaws that
prevent vehicles repeatedly "cruising" city streets and allow the
compulsory impoundment of vehicles involved in illegal street
racing.
It would also introduce demerit points for noise offences, licence
breaches and registration plate offences.
This would ensure repeat offenders will lose their licenses, rather
than just accrue fines.
