Going nowhere fast... the Ferrari proudly put on display outside police headquarters to deter uninsured drivers
The driver of this supercar would
probably rather be ragging it around a racetrack or attracting admiring
glances while cruising down some of London's most glamorous streets.
But this fluorescent orange Ferrari won't be going very far at all for the time being - although it still may demand some attention.
The £200,000 vehicle, which has a top speed of 208mph and can go from 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds, is being used to highlight a major campaign by police to target uninsured motorists.
The 28-year-old owner of the FF model has not yet claimed the car back after it was seized in South Kensington.
The car, which has been placed alongside an £18,000 Mercedes belonging to a disqualified driver, has the phrase 'uninsured vehicle seized by police' plastered on its windscreen.
The display comes on the 11th day of action in the campaign - dubbed Operation Cubo - which has so far seized a total of nearly 37,000 uninsured vehicles since it began in October last year.
By this afternoon, a total of 300 vehicles were seized and 30 arrests made for various offences including driving while disqualified, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of class A drugs.
During the ten Operation Cubo days
held so far, more than 750 people have been arrested for a variety of
offences including rape, possession of illegal firearms, money
laundering and drugs.
Firearms, other weapons and large quantities of cash and drugs have also been recovered.
Commander Stephen Watson, who is leading the operation, said: 'Operation Cubo has achieved some outstanding results and we expect another large haul of vehicle seizures today, and more importantly a number of arrests - including arrests for some very serious offences.
'We are targeting criminals by denying them the use of the roads so it’s much harder for them to commit crime.
'The overwhelming majority of people who don’t insure their cars are also habitual criminals.
'We’re also helping to make London’s roads safer as uninsured drivers are more likely to have collisions and less likely to have road-worthy vehicles.
'By displaying seized vehicles across London, we are sending a strong message to people who choose to drive without insurance that we will seize and possibly sell or crush your vehicle.'
'Nearly 37,000 vehicles have now been seized since we began our initiative and hundreds of criminals arrested.
'Cubo uses highly visible, but effective tactics that capture criminals in the act and deter their offending, while reclaiming London’s roads for responsible and law-abiding drivers.'
But this fluorescent orange Ferrari won't be going very far at all for the time being - although it still may demand some attention.
The £200,000 vehicle, which has a top speed of 208mph and can go from 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds, is being used to highlight a major campaign by police to target uninsured motorists.
Seized: The £200,000 Ferrari FF is on display outside New Scotland Yard as part of a campaign to clamp down on uninsured drivers
The car, which has been placed alongside an £18,000 Mercedes belonging to a disqualified driver, has the phrase 'uninsured vehicle seized by police' plastered on its windscreen.
The display comes on the 11th day of action in the campaign - dubbed Operation Cubo - which has so far seized a total of nearly 37,000 uninsured vehicles since it began in October last year.
By this afternoon, a total of 300 vehicles were seized and 30 arrests made for various offences including driving while disqualified, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of class A drugs.
Captured: The Ferrari has been placed next to a £18,000 Mercedes which belongs to a disqualified driver
Clampdown: The two cars are on display outside
New Scotland Yard as part of Operation Cubo, a major campaign to target
uninsured motorists
While the cars are on display outside
New Scotland Yard, a number of seized vehicles will also be on show in
prominent positions around London as part of the campaign.
For all to see: Seized vehicles will be on show
in prominent positions around the capital while the supercars are
displayed to passers-by
Firearms, other weapons and large quantities of cash and drugs have also been recovered.
Commander Stephen Watson, who is leading the operation, said: 'Operation Cubo has achieved some outstanding results and we expect another large haul of vehicle seizures today, and more importantly a number of arrests - including arrests for some very serious offences.
'We are targeting criminals by denying them the use of the roads so it’s much harder for them to commit crime.
'The overwhelming majority of people who don’t insure their cars are also habitual criminals.
'We’re also helping to make London’s roads safer as uninsured drivers are more likely to have collisions and less likely to have road-worthy vehicles.
'By displaying seized vehicles across London, we are sending a strong message to people who choose to drive without insurance that we will seize and possibly sell or crush your vehicle.'
'Nearly 37,000 vehicles have now been seized since we began our initiative and hundreds of criminals arrested.
'Cubo uses highly visible, but effective tactics that capture criminals in the act and deter their offending, while reclaiming London’s roads for responsible and law-abiding drivers.'
Crime: During the ten Operation Cubo days held so far, more than 750 people have been arrested for a variety of offences
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