Try Not To Cry As A Confiscated Ferrari 458 Is Crushed
This is definitely one of those lie down on the floor, try not to cry moments. And before you ask, yes, this is a real Ferrari 458 Spider being ripped to shreds.
Naturally, you’re probably wondering why, so let us take you through it. The car belonged to 30-year-old Zahid Khan, a millionaire businessman branded a ‘rogue landlord’ after forcing tenants out of his property in 2016. After three of the six charges against him were upheld, Khan was ordered to carry out 150 hours of community service. When turning up to an appeal hearing at Birmingham Crown Court, he parked and left the ill-fated Ferrari on the pavement.
The car was written off, after a previous serious accident. It should never have been allowed back on the road. Police rightfully crushed it https://t.co/rfrkvTFZN3
— Ferrari North Europe (@FNEPR) May 26, 2017
Apparently believing it was stolen, police later seized the car. When trying to find out what had happened to it, Khan was told it had been destroyed, as it was without valid insurance and was classed as an un-roadworthy ‘category B’ insurance write-off that had been repaired after a serious accident. That said, UK law states that some parts can be salvaged from cat B cars and used on roadworthy vehicles, so we’re not sure why the whole car was binned.
It’s only now that the harrowing footage has been revealed, showing the mid-engined supercar’s final moments. Khan denies that the 458 was uninsured, and claims that the authorities “went behind my back and removed a court order that was imposed on the car without notifying my self or my legal team.”
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
Crushing a confiscated car is like killing a kidnapped child
Quite literally
Confiscating and crushing these expensive cars is just pointless, sell it and use the money wisely.
Government logic: And now raise the taxes, we have to pay the crushing.
Meanwhile in Philippines
If the government is to be believed, the car was a write-off, so selling the whole car is out of the question, but as mentioned in the article, parts could’ve been sold…
Why the hell wasn’t it sold for parts?
Whoever watched the video from start to finish without tearing up is stronger than f**cking steel
*stronger than Volvos
I managed it, but I am now dying on the inside.
I dont understand the point of crushing, could atleast of been auctioned off!
Cat B insurance write off though, which means by UK law it should have been scrapped rather than repaired. That said, you’re supposed to be able to salvage at least some parts from a Cat B, so I’m not sure why they seemed to bin the whole thing…
This is why people have such big problems with government. They easily could’ve auctioned it and made themselves a little cash, but no. Idiots.
Never understood the mentality of destroying confiscated cars… It’s not the cars fault that the owner was a douche, and they could be sold and used to raise money… Crushing them like this seems more like a “Making a statement” move, rather than anything motivated by logic
Matt, take a break please XD! You’ve pushed out like 6 articles today, treat yourself to a coco or something 😂
Yeah, go play pixel car racer!
Why crush it?!? If you can’t find anything to do with it, auction it off for a good cause!