HOON drivers are on notice that the covert camera fleet used to catch them will be doubled if the Liberal Government is re-elected.

Police have 24 cameras and have seized 110 cars from hoon drivers and charged them with 186 offences using evidence gathered from almost 21,000 hours of hidden-camera footage since mid-2015.

Deputy Premier and Road Safety Minister Liza Harvey has promised to provide $168,000 for 24 more cameras.

“It is an activity that can have catastrophic and disastrous consequences, not only for the person driving but for whoever or whatever they hit,” Ms Harvey said.

She said problems with hoons terrorising neighbourhoods was one of the most common complaints from constituents across the State.

“When they hear the squealing of wheels and they hear that hoon activity, regardless of what time of the day or night it is, it makes them very concerned that a vehicle is going to fly out of control into their houses.”

Gooseberry Hill resident Gerard Tonks said not only was the noise disturbing but the tyre marks left on the road from the burning rubber was messy.

“It’s a worry when I’m out driving. I know it’s very unsafe for the people doing it ... and it would be very perilous for anyone coming across it,” Mr Tonks said.

“They (hoons) are very selfish.”

He said he was pleased about the effort to crack down on the reckless behaviour.

“You can’t have police on every corner and every road but the cameras will help catch them,” he said.

New hoon laws make it easier for vehicles to be permanently confiscated.

The laws, which came into force on January 14, give the courts power to order confiscation on a first offence if a motorist is caught travelling more than 90km/h over the speed limit or commits a hoon offence in a school zone or a suburban area with a speed limit of 50km/h or less.

Police seized 1674 vehicles from hoons last year — an average of more than four a day. Willetton and Stirling were the suburbs hardest hit by dangerous and irresponsible drivers.