Police Confiscate Mercedes-AMG Hot Hatch An Hour After Purchase

In the UK, police stopped a first-generation Mercedes-Benz 45 AMG for speeding. The owner, who bought a used 360-horsepower hot hatch just an hour earlier, had no insurance, so the car was confiscated.

• As the police department tweeted, driving an uninsured car is tantamount to stealing. That is why officers on a covert patrol - a BMW 5 Series - called a tow truck and sent 45 AMGs to the car park.
• According to British rules, the hot hatch can now be put up for auction or destroyed altogether. To prevent this from happening, the new owner of a Mercedes will have to not only take out insurance, but also defend his purchase in court.

In 2019, Canadian police stopped a 600-horsepower McLaren 600LT for exceeding 71 km / h where it is allowed to develop 90. It turned out that the driver of a brand new supercar managed to drive only a few kilometers from the dealership, and was driving no more than 10 minutes. As a result, McLaren was also confiscated.