McLaren, Bentley and Jaguar seized in crackdown

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Police who launched a crackdown on uninsured drivers seized a classic Bentley and McLaren. Scotland Yard has impounded 100,000 uninsured vehicles since October 2011, including a selection of some of the world's fastest and most desirable supercars.

McLaren, seized for being driven with no insurance Credit: Metropolitan Police

Operation Cubo and Operation Reclaim are two police task forces with the aim of keeping the capital's roads safer, and in the last 12 months alone, they have resulted in a whopping 39,000 vehicle seizures combined.

In November 2013, a 6 litre Bentley Continental GTC was seized in Bromley after the driver was found to be uninsured.

In October last year, a £400,000 customised Lamborghini Aventador was taken off the road when the motorist's insurance policy was found to not cover such expensive motors.

Bentley Turbo-R, seized for being driven with no insurance Credit: Metropolitan Police

Other cars seized in the last year include:

  • A LamPorsche Boxsters

  • Lamborghini Aventador

  • Lamborghini Spider

Bentley Turbo-R, seized for being driven with no insurance Credit: Metropolitan Police

Uninsured drivers face six penalty points and a £300 fine, and they also face having their cars either sold at auction or being crushed if they fail to reclaim them in time.

BMW Z4, seized for being driven with no insurance Credit: Metropolitan Police

Since Operation Cubo began, the Met have raised more than £5.5 million at auction by selling seized vehicles.

BMW Z4, seized for being driven with no insurance Credit: Metropolitan Police
Jaguar, seized for being driven not in accordance with the licence and having no insurance Credit: Metropolitan Police