Reckless hoon drivers pick worst possible place for late-night meet

A gang of Melbourne hoons picked an unfortunate place to have a late-night meeting, and now police are on their trail.

Phil Marks, a director of Melbourne security firm Elaren, arrived at work recently to find shredded tyres and skid-marks streaking along the street outside his business.

The hoons had congregated apparently unaware they were caught by multiple world-class motion-detecting security cameras capable of zeroing in on faces and numberplates.

The footage shows people engaged in dangerous driving, including burnouts, and even public urination.

"It's just a little ironic that it's in front of a security company that's got 15 or 16 security cameras out the front," Mr Marks told A Current Affair.

Mr Marks forwarded the footage to police.

He said it was unlikely the group would be back, but offered a novel suggestion to keep them off public streets entirely.

"There's really nowhere for these guys to actually do it," he said.

"So it might be something for council and government, to put a place where all these guys can go together and it's a bit safer for people on the roads."

In the meantime, Victoria Police are trialling new hoon-prevention measures.

In Melbourne's north, police have teamed up with the local council to spray a special type of seal on the road, creating a rougher surface.

The trial began earlier this year and has shown promising results, police said.

They claim the seal won't affect vehicles with safe drivers behind the wheel, only vehicles driving erratically.