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Police officer gets escorted drive around Mayfair after Met seizes rare Ferrari

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Supercars worth millions seized in Met crackdown on antisocial driving More than ?8million worth of vehicles ? including a Ferrari Monza worth ?3.7million - have been seized in a crackdown on antisocial driving in central London. Officers from the Met, supported by Motor Insurers? Bureau, seized a total of 90 vehicles between Friday, 7 August and Sunday, 9 August in an operation targeting uninsured drivers, anti-social and dangerous driving across Hyde Park, Kensington and Chelsea. This is the highest number and value of vehicles seized in the operation?s five-year history. This included a Ferrari Monza SP2, which had only been in the UK for a day, for driving without insurance and not in accordance with a licence. The motorist only had a provisional driving licence and had been in the car for less than half an hour when he was stopped by Met officers. The exclusive supercar was one of only 499 made by the Italian brand, with one model selling at auction for $4,995,000 (?3.7million) earlier this year. This weekend?s police action showcased new policing powers, whereby officers can seize vehicles involved in antisocial behaviour rather than giving motorists a warning. This allows us to quickly tackle drivers who are causing alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public. A total of 15 vehicles were seized under this legislation alone across the weekend. picture: MET POLICE METROGRAB
The seizure of this Ferrari Monza gave one officer the opportunity of a lifetime (Picture: Met Police)

A Met crackdown on antisocial drivers in central London led to a police officer getting the opportunity to take a £3.7 million Ferrari for a spin around Mayfair.

Supercars worth more than £8m were taken off the streets around Hyde Park by the police over the weekend.

While many of them were loaded on to the back of a flatbed truck for their journey to the police pound, one officer wasn’t letting his chance slip to get behind the wheel of a particularly rare model.

Only 499 Ferrari Monza SP2s have been made by the Italian supercar brand, with one selling for $4,995,000 (£3.7m) earlier this year.

The officer was filmed slipping on a pair of sunglasses as he drove the sleek black vehicle – which had only been in the UK for a day – past Marble Arch.

Its owner appears to have thought he could get away with driving on a provisional insurance and without insurance.

He was less than half an hour into his drive when nabbed by the Met.

The Ferrari was one of 90 vehicles seized by the police between Friday and Sunday in the latest phase of a five-year operation.

Special Chief Inspector Geoff Tatman, who led the operation, said: ‘We regularly hear from local people who are fed up with people driving cars dangerously in the area, or with modifications which make them a nuisance to those who live nearby.

‘Through operations like this we’re arresting these drivers and seizing their cars so we can keep our roads safe and send clear message that we won’t put up with their reckless and dangerous behavior.’

This Lambourghini Revuelto was also seized by the Met (Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire)

The operation also allowed officers to take advantage of new police powers to immediately take cars away from drivers who are using them for antisocial behaviour.

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Officers are no longer limited to giving them a warning, meaning anyone caught annoying or alarming the public with their driving can lose their vehicle straight away.

The Met said 15 cars were seized under that legislation last weekend alone.

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