1 minute ago, skomaz said:

 

He he...   Excellent...   I wonder what the 'profile' of the driver was but good on the police for pulling them.  I dread to think what damage a cybertruck would do to a pedestrian if it hit one...

 

Albanian. It was spotted in Manchester earlier in the week. No idea if they're legal there or not. 

 

Pic from a Xitter user who saw it. 

5 minutes ago, skomaz said:

 

He he...   Excellent...   I wonder what the 'profile' of the driver was but good on the police for pulling them.  I dread to think what damage a cybertruck would do to a pedestrian if it hit one...

Is that quoted price tag of £48K a misprint?

1 minute ago, Lee01 said:

 

Albanian. It was spotted in Manchester earlier in the week. No idea if they're legal there or not. 

 

Pic from a Xitter user who saw it. 

 

Did not know it have type approval yet, cannot imagine it would pass an pedestrain impact testing.

Personal imports not subject to same rules compared to Commercial mass importing but an exceptional outright ban to Cybertruck seems like a good move to me.

 

9 minutes ago, lol-lol said:

 

Did not know it have type approval yet, cannot imagine it would pass an pedestrain impact testing.

Personal imports not subject to same rules compared to Commercial mass importing but an exceptional outright ban to Cybertruck seems like a good move to me.

 

 

It doesn't.

I watched Yanni's video where he sent his mate through Maccies drive through in it, and it looked like it could do the manoeuvres easily enough, but the visibility was terrible. I suppose the argument is that it's got sensors and cameras.... I'm more into windows and mirrors. 

The vehicle was siezed under section 165 of the road traffic act, which refers to the validity of the vehicles insurance. The vehicle has not been imported but is not road legal in the UK, which raises the question as how it was allowed into the UK at point of entry.

It's going to be interesting to see how this pans out as the owner / driver won't be able to get UK insurance as the vehicle is not road legal. It's not legal in the EU and evidently not legal in Albania although it appears to have been registered there.🤔

11 minutes ago, moley said:

The vehicle was siezed under section 165 of the road traffic act, which refers to the validity of the vehicles insurance. The vehicle has not been imported but is not road legal in the UK, which raises the question as how it was allowed into the UK at point of entry.

It's going to be interesting to see how this pans out as the owner / driver won't be able to get UK insurance as the vehicle is not road legal. It's not legal in the EU and evidently not legal in Albania although it appears to have been registered there.🤔

 

Probably came in in a container.

Same way as many stolen cars go out.

 

Would be quite unlucky to be stopped.

May have even paid the 10% customs duty as a US card, presumably a used priced.

 

 

 

18 minutes ago, lol-lol said:

 

Probably came in in a container.

Same way as many stolen cars go out.

 

Would be quite unlucky to be stopped.

May have even paid the 10% customs duty as a US card, presumably a used priced.

 

 

The police stated that the vehicle was registered and insured abroad, so not imported.

Edited 17 January, 20251 yr by moley

19 minutes ago, moley said:

 

The police stated that the vehicle was registered and insured abroad, so not imported.

 

If it's here then it's imported.

It may not have been properly declared and therefore is liable to seizure so there be multiple legal breeches with this cybertruck being here.

Throw the book at them it sounds like is what needs to be done.

 

It may not have been imported, foreign visitors can and do bring their vehicles with them to do rallyes, attend car shows etc, driving on the roads, it said that it was registered and insured in another country. Is there a temporary import procedure like a carnet for this?

 

There are many UK vehicles that cannot be registered in my country due to lack of homologation, mainly kit-cars or modified vehicles, they can be driven legally by the owner if they are not French resident, time limits apply for having to declare residency which then makes driving the vehicle illegal.

 

The car was impounded as part of a swoop on UK nationals driving foreign registered vehicles, now I no longer have a UK address I fall into that category, I can drive over there on visits for funerals etc (my only reason to return) but were I to move back permanently I would have to stop driving the car immediately pending re-registration, probably not even allowed to drive back from the ferry. You will probably know chapter and verse about this.

 

If the driver is the owner of the car then tough justice! He will pay a high price for being a flash show-off, if it's owned by someone abroad then its going to be very complicated and expensive for them to get it back.

Edited 17 January, 20251 yr by J.R.

2 hours ago, Lee01 said:

 

It doesn't.

 

If that is where the driver parked it to go into the store then it speaks volumes!!!

34 minutes ago, J.R. said:

 

If that is where the driver parked it to go into the store then it speaks volumes!!!

 

Plenty of room to the side of it for others to pass/ fill up if that's where the pumps are. The yellow hatched no parking area is to its left.

9 hours ago, Warrior193 said:

Is that quoted price tag of £48K a misprint?

It is definitely a misprint.

 

I saw a Cybertruck for sale with very similar number on Autotrader about 2 weeks ago. The number is missing a 1 in front of the 48K.

New Cybertruck prototype spotted.

 

 

Nah not really. It's a Citröen Karin prototype from 1980

 

He'S a GeNiUs 😆🤪

 

Edited 17 January, 20251 yr by Lee01

On 17/01/2025 at 13:47, J.R. said:

It may not have been imported, foreign visitors can and do bring their vehicles with them to do rallyes, attend car shows etc, driving on the roads, it said that it was registered and insured in another country. Is there a temporary import procedure like a carnet for this?

 

There are many UK vehicles that cannot be registered in my country due to lack of homologation, mainly kit-cars or modified vehicles, they can be driven legally by the owner if they are not French resident, time limits apply for having to declare residency which then makes driving the vehicle illegal.

 

The car was impounded as part of a swoop on UK nationals driving foreign registered vehicles, now I no longer have a UK address I fall into that category, I can drive over there on visits for funerals etc (my only reason to return) but were I to move back permanently I would have to stop driving the car immediately pending re-registration, probably not even allowed to drive back from the ferry. You will probably know chapter and verse about this.

 

If the driver is the owner of the car then tough justice! He will pay a high price for being a flash show-off, if it's owned by someone abroad then its going to be very complicated and expensive for them to get it back.

 

Still is imported but just not put in to Free Ciculation as we call it. Could have got a ATA Carnet, did this for Mitsubishi Rally team when I was their Officer. Red Bull job keeps getting sent to my inbox but do not fancy that hassle.

 

Any road up several ways it could have been "imported" in to the UK but it was seized under Traffic law it appears. Long time since I have worked for DoT. Quite possibly could have been seized under UK customs law as well but as long as it is off the roads of Manchester and the UK I am happy to see that.

Makes a change for Albanians bringing a car in rather than taking them out if hearsay is true.

 

Edited 18 January, 20251 yr by lol-lol

33 minutes ago, lol-lol said:

Any road up several ways it could have been "imported" in to the UK but it was seized under Traffic law it appears. Long time since I have worked for DoT. Quite possibly could have been seized under UK customs law as well but as long as it is off the roads of Manchester and the UK I am happy to see that.

As I understand the situation, the car was seized as it had no valid insurance cover for the UK.  Whether that was down to the policy as written or because the cover was not valid for a vehicle that was not approved for use in the UK has not yet been clarified.

The owner of it is a UK resident of Albanian origin. Whether it could be used in the UK under the six month rule like standard cars I don't know. Probably not I suspect. 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0lldd30xlo

5 minutes ago, Lee01 said:

The owner of it is a UK resident of Albanian origin. Whether it could be used in the UK under the six month rule like standard cars I don't know. Probably not I suspect. 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0lldd30xlo

 

I think it's the UK resident that matters for the 6 month rule. Maybe a visitor could but not resident.

25 minutes ago, Stonekeeper said:

 

I think it's the UK resident that matters for the 6 month rule. Maybe a visitor could but not resident.

SWMBO was a resident in the UK for twenty years and could bring her German registered LHD vehicles in for six months at a time.

Out of the EU now so that would no longer be possible IIRC hence my 'I suspect'. Just remembered Albania's not a member yet either lol

I took my UK registered Fabia to Germany but chopped it in for the Rapid before the six months were up whilst UK was still a member. Had to get a certificate of conformity from Skoda for the insurance before we left which came in handy when it came to selling it here. 

 

Edited 18 January, 20251 yr by Lee01

 

 

I think its always been one month for residents in the UK and other EU countries Lee, I speak for France and the UK but don't know about Germany.

 

To precise that one month if you move to the country and take up residency which starts on your first day, there are the god fearing brigade that will wag their fingers and say that you are illegal driving your car from the ferry , most people when moving or moving back will do several back and forths during the first 6 months or longer anyway.

 

Pre Brexit there was free movement and nobody in authority gave a rats but they always had the possibility to seize the vehicles if someone, or in this case their vehicle was undesirable.

 

Also residence then and to a certain degree even now was where you claimed it was at the time it suited you if you had dwellings in either country.

$100,000 and outdone by a Honda in the snow 😂 

 

 

 

Just as well that they could not get going, that much weight and power transferred by rubber band tyres in snow and ice is a recipé for disaster.

 

Small light low powered FWD cars will always be one of the best especially with all season tyres.

How badly designed is the ****panzer if you cannot get it type approved but soemthing like this can be done easily

https://tanks-alot.co.uk/product/diesel-sultan-cvrt-just-56-miles-sul191/

Different rules apply, no Type Approval or SVA testing.