Ferraris, Bentleys, Lamborghinis, Porsches Among 3,700 Luxury Vehicles Confiscated in UK

New research shows that police held more than 3,700 luxury vehicles in England and Wales to date. The confiscated cars include Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches and Bentleys among others.

Information gathered by Churchill Insurance found a total of 22,500 assorted vehicles seized by authorities until the middle of July. The reasons for seizure are varying and usually due to uninsured drivers and those lacking a valid license.

The sale of the vehicles through an auction raised in excess of 1.4 million pounds ($1,800,000). That’s with the highest price tag pegged by the Metropolitan Police at 22,100 pounds ($28,600)

Not all have been disposed through the auction however, with 6,500 cars crushed into scrap metal. The scrap value acquired an additional 280,000 pounds ($360,000).

These figures originated from replies to Freedom of Information queries presented on June 16.

Steve Barrett, Churchill’s car insurance chief remarked, “Everyday, law-abiding motorists are paying out for their car insurance but the harsh truth is that they also have to pay for the million drivers on our roads who choose to drive without insurance.”

“To know that a contingent of these uninsured motorists are driving around in luxury cars worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, believing that their bank balance elevates them above the law, is maddeningly unjust and selfish beyond measure,” he also said.

The need to increase penalties

Barrett explained that authorities must initiate a critical assessment of the penalties for driving sans insurance. Stern warnings must be included to discourage irresponsible motorists from taking to the road.

He added that, “The penalties should be far higher and money generated from increased fines should be pumped back in to enabling the police to catch more uninsured drivers.”

The quality of the luxury cars confiscated by police in England and Wales demonstrates the arrogance of their owners. Furthermore, the numbers are quite staggering: BMW (2,117), Audi (1,546), Porsche (52), Ferrari (11), Bentley (6), Lamborghini (6), Maserati (4), Rolls-Royce (2), TVR (1), Aston martin (1).

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