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A driver asked police to ‘let him off’ as it was his wedding day after they found he had no insurance on a £200,000 Lamborghini.
The soon-to-be groom was picked up by road traffic officers following four reports that the lime-green sports car had been speeding.
They ran checks on the convertible vehicle – after stopping it in Bury, Greater Manchester – which showed it did not have any damage protection.
The man then tried to use his upcoming nuptials to plead with officers to spare him punishment.
But Greater Manchester Police joked that as they had ‘no confetti on hand’, they ignored his request and ‘threw six penalty points’ at him instead.
The officers also seized the vehicle.
Police seized this £200,000 Lamborghini despite the driver’s pleas to let him off speeding as it was his wedding day
Writing on X, a spokesperson for the force said: ‘Four reports of this Lamborghini speeding in Bury.
‘When stopped, driver couldn’t prove valid insurance, but asked to be let off as it’s his wedding day.
‘Had no confetti on hand, so we improvised and threw six points at the would be groom instead. Car seized.’
It comes just two months after police seized a haul of supercars worth £6million in a crackdown on boy racers accused of using London’s streets as their own personal racetrack.
Extravagant vehicles including McClarens, Bentleys, Rolls-Royces, Ferraris and Lamborghinis were among the 60-strong collection confiscated by Scotland Yard in August.
The operation – which took place across a single weekend – came after repeated complaints by locals living in Westminster about poor driving at high speeds in their well-heeled neighbourhoods.
Five people had been arrested for offences including insurance fraud, using a mobile phone at the wheel, not wearing a seatbelt and driving without due care, the Metropolitan Police said at the time.
The clampdown was carried out alongside Westminster City Council and the Motor Insurance Bureau.
Metropolitan Police Special Inspector Geoff Tatman said: ‘The Met is working to put communities first – listening to and tackling their concerns.
‘This hugely successful operation has proved we are dealing with those crimes, such as anti-social driving, that is causing most distress to residents and tourists.’
He insisted officers were ‘doubling down on crime on the roads’ as he praised the ‘hard work and dedication’ of Scotland Yard’s volunteer special constables.
Mr Titman described them as playing ‘a vital role in our mission to make London safer’ as they ‘kindly give up their free time to help serve the community’.
Council chiefs suggested similar further moves could lie ahead.
Cabinet member for city management Paul Dimoldenberg said: ‘People who think it is okay to use our roads as their own private racetrack late at night are not welcome in Westminster.
‘The noise and dangerous driving from these boy racers is often worse during the summer, so I welcome these results from the enforcement work’.