Three young men charged with dangerous driving on North Wales roads through moorland known as the so-called ‘Evo Triangle’ will go on trial in August.

It is alleged that the driving on the A543 and the B5401 roads skirting Denbighshire and Conwy was recorded and the footage placed on YouTube by one of the defendants.

The film was later seen by a police officer and the defendants were charged.

The joint dangerous charge alleges that two BMWs and a Kia car were involved on June 17 last year.

Not guilty pleas were in March entered by Lewis Gething, 22, of Llandore Close, Connah’s Quay, Jak (correct) Kitchener, 21, of Windermere Drive, Rishton, Blackburn, Lancashire and Alexander Smith, 21, of Llanforda Mead, Oswestry, Shropshire.

Legal arguments took place today in which defence barristers argued that the charge was out of time and “statute barred”.

No notice of intended prosecution had been served on the defendants within 14 days of the alleged offence while the film had been uploaded on the same day, they said.

Judge Niclas Parry said that when the film was seen by an officer 15 days later the police had acted with due diligence.

He said it would not be practical from a resources point of view for the police to be monitoring the internet at all times.

Following his ruling, all three were bailed pending trial on August 8.