Driver ‘walks home in tears’ after untaxed £400,000 Lamborghini is seized
A Lamborghini driver who did not pay tax ‘because it was too expensive’ walked home ‘in tears’ after his car was seized.
His £400,000 Aventador supercar was pulled over for driving in an ‘anti-social manner’ along the A1 in the early hours of Monday.
The driver had been warned twice before for causing ‘alarm’ and ‘distress’ on the road, so he was already on the radar as he headed to a car meet in South Mimms, Hertfordshire.
When the yellow sports car was stopped for a third time, it emerged the driver had not paid any tax on the vehicle.
He apparently told police he could not afford the tax and cried when police seized his car.
The story sparked some jokes online, with some people suggesting the man has ‘champagne taste’ but ‘beer money pockets’.
Another simply put: ‘All flash and no cash.’
The driver has until the end of this week to try and reclaim his car.
But he will have to provide several documents in his application, including the vehicle’s excise duty.
A Lamborghini Aventador owner would usually pay around £2,245 tax on the first year they own it.
They would then have to pay about £490 annually for the next five years, according to a tax calculator.
The car can reach speeds of 218mph with around 690bhp.
Most cars typically hit a max speed of 150mph with an average bhp of just 190.
It is not yet clear whether the driver has been fined.
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