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Met Police seize £3.7 m Ferrari, 90 cars in Kensington.

8/10/2026

Summary

Story summary

Metropolitan Police seized a £3.7 million Ferrari Monza SP2 among 90 vehicles in Kensington and Chelsea on 7–9 August 2026.
Chief Inspector Geoff Tatman led 120 officers who used powers to immediately seize 15 cars deemed antisocial.
Police arrested a driver with a provisional licence and no insurance, and detained a man for handling stolen goods and £2,500 money laundering, a drug-supply suspect, and two others for harassment and an immigration offence.

History

Historical Context

After the 2006 creation of the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) to replace the vehicle-crime arm of the disbanded NCIS, coordinated raids helped cut UK vehicle theft by roughly 50 % between 2001 and 2010-11. The model persisted through the NPCC’s 2015 restructuring, enabling the 2026 Kensington and Chelsea operation led by Metropolitan Police Chief Inspector Geoff Tatman to seize dozens of high-value cars.

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Story summary

Metropolitan Police seized a £3.7 million Ferrari Monza SP2 among 90 vehicles in Kensington and Chelsea on 7–9 August 2026.
Chief Inspector Geoff Tatman led 120 officers who used powers to immediately seize 15 cars deemed antisocial.
Police arrested a driver with a provisional licence and no insurance, and detained a man for handling stolen goods and £2,500 money laundering, a drug-supply suspect, and two others for harassment and an immigration offence.

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