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| 'Uninsured' Lamborghini driver ordered to appear in court | 'Uninsured' Lamborghini driver ordered to appear in court |
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| The driver of a Lamborghini that was stopped outside a police station for allegedly being uninsured has been ordered to appear in court. | |
| Police seized the bright green sports car near their Parkside base in Cambridge on Sunday, after it was spotted missing a front number plate. | Police seized the bright green sports car near their Parkside base in Cambridge on Sunday, after it was spotted missing a front number plate. |
| It had been rented from a Luton car hire company, which has also received a summons. | It had been rented from a Luton car hire company, which has also received a summons. |
| The Huracan model retails from about £180,000. | The Huracan model retails from about £180,000. |
| Officers from Cambridgeshire Police's roads unit photographed the vehicle outside the station, and later when it was towed away on a recovery truck. | Officers from Cambridgeshire Police's roads unit photographed the vehicle outside the station, and later when it was towed away on a recovery truck. |
| In a tweet, they said: "Even Lamborghinis need insurance." | In a tweet, they said: "Even Lamborghinis need insurance." |
| The driver received a court summons to face an allegation of not being insured to drive the vehicle, and of having no front licence plate. | The driver received a court summons to face an allegation of not being insured to drive the vehicle, and of having no front licence plate. |
| Cambridgeshire Police said the hire company was summonsed for permitting the vehicle to be driven without insurance. | Cambridgeshire Police said the hire company was summonsed for permitting the vehicle to be driven without insurance. |
| The owner has been given time to come forward and claim the vehicle, the force said. | The owner has been given time to come forward and claim the vehicle, the force said. |
| "The car is seized and held for 14 days. In that time, if the driver/owner comes forward with the documents required then they can retrieve the car," a spokesman said. | "The car is seized and held for 14 days. In that time, if the driver/owner comes forward with the documents required then they can retrieve the car," a spokesman said. |
| If it is not claimed, the vehicle could end up in a police auction, alongside dozens of stolen or abandoned bicycles usually found in Cambridge. | If it is not claimed, the vehicle could end up in a police auction, alongside dozens of stolen or abandoned bicycles usually found in Cambridge. |
| "Where vehicles are worth more than £800 the proceeds of the sale come back to the police," the spokesman said. | "Where vehicles are worth more than £800 the proceeds of the sale come back to the police," the spokesman said. |
| "We keep those proceeds for a certain amount of time and if the owner comes forward during this period they can claim the money. | "We keep those proceeds for a certain amount of time and if the owner comes forward during this period they can claim the money. |
| "If they do not, then it is put back into policing," he added. | "If they do not, then it is put back into policing," he added. |
| Lamborghini Huracan facts | Lamborghini Huracan facts |
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