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Seized by police: A £200,000 Ferrari
458 sits by the side of the road after it was stopped by traffic police
investigating reports of a speeding sports car racing along the M40 near
Bicester, Oxfordshire
Before
getting behind the wheel of a £200,000, 200mph sports car, you might at
least spare a few months of your precious life learning how to drive.
But
police were unable to ascertain whether the driver of this Ferrari
supercar had bothered with that small precaution, after they found he
didn't have a valid driving licence.
The
grey Ferrari 458 was stopped on the M40 near Bicester, Oxfordshire,
after a member of the public reported a sports car driving over the
speed limit.
After
a traffic officers discovered the driver - who was using a German
number plate - did not have a licence, he was reported to Thames Valley
police and taken to the 'nearest point of safety'.
First
officially unveiled in 2009, the Ferrari 458 packs a direct
fuel-injection V8 engine capable of producing 458 horsepower, taking it
from 0-62mph in less than three seconds.
The car,
which has a top speed of 202mph, was decorated with a novelty bumper
sticker pronouncing it an 'official speed camera testing vehicle'.
It was last spotted being loaded onto a flatbed truck for the long, slow journey to the car pound.
Cheeky: The rear of the vehicle is
dedicated with a bumper sticking describing it as an 'official speed
camera testing vehicle. Ferrari 458s have a top speed of 202mph and can
go from 0-60mph in just three seconds
A
Thames Valley Police spokesman said: 'The Ferrari was pulled over at
about 9.15am this morning by junction 9 on the M40 on the northbound
carriageway.
'The driver had no licence so the car was seized and he was reported for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.
'We
used a recovery vehicle and he was dropped off at the nearest point of
safety. I believe it was a Ferrari 458 with a German number plate.
'It
was pulled over after a report that a sports car was driving quite
quickly. We do not know if this was the same vehicle that was reported
for speeding.'
Officers will now carry out a background check on the driver before deciding on their next course of action.
