Peel Regional Police issued 160 tickets for noisy muffler violations in last month’s campaign to raise awareness about the neighbourhood annoyance.

Of those tickets, 60 were issued in Bramalea and Malton, where residents have been complaining about excessive muffler noise, according to Peel Sgt. Steve Arney.

The vast majority of the tickets were issued to cars and motorcycles with modified mufflers. The rest related to poorly-maintained vehicles.

Arney said public awareness was the the goal of the Vehicular Excessive Noise Campaign, and “tickets were a last resort.”