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Driver stopped in Tesla Cybertruck banned in UK (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Our road laws are like a chain so they're also on the hook for driving without insurance, No Tax, no MOT, Violation of customs and duties, and I'm not a lawyer but whoever is might have a nice pay day

[–] foofiepie 14 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Also they require proof of insurance to release the vehicle? That’ll be a problem. Can’t get insurance without an MOT.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Off to hang out with Brum in the Beaulieu Motor Museum then

[–] [email protected] 5 points 20 hours ago

I think Brum lives in the Cotswolds.
CT would never make it there, too many A roads.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

Possibly, not sure how it works if they're a visitor from mainland Europe (the reg plate doesn't look to be a UK one) - if their vehicle isn't road legal in the UK, does that invalidate their insurance where they're from?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

It's Albanian. I was reading a news story the other week about a guy who wanted to import one through Albania.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

However, it has not yet passed UK road safety tests.

GMP said the car that was seized had been referred to Operation Wolverine, which was established in 2007 to target drivers without insurance.

The owner will have to prove ownership and correct insurance prior to release.

So even if insurance was proven, not sure how for an illegal vehicle, it could be released, but it couldn’t be driven, so knowing the way our authorities work; get this vehicle collected, on a transporter of some kind and get it out of our compound by xx date or we’ll crush it.

[–] 5190tent 8 points 20 hours ago

They aren't road legal by EU laws either, although there are a hand full of owners from EU countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Austria) that managed to get theirs registered through exceptions.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 23 hours ago

It was a UK driver, and even a foreign policy would only be valid for a vehicle that meets UK registration and roadworthy standards.