Police in the UK have had to deal with something extraordinary recently, after a Lamborghini supercar worth more than £200,000/$271,000 was seized after it was caught going at more than twice the speed limit. The Italian supercar was seized by the Essex Police Force.
British publication The Guardian was one of several news outlets to report on the story. Essex police had received reports that a supercar had been driving dangerously in Southend, and they were forced to respond to the incident. The police were quite shocked when they realized just how fast it was going.
It transpired that the Lamborghini Huracan was travelling at over twice the legal speed limit. That was, of course,e a danger not only to those in the car, but also to those around it, such as pedestrians and other road users, and could have led to fatal injuries.
Under the Police Reform Act, the car was seized, with the act strengthened earlier this year. This was done so to allow police to more quickly confiscate a vehicle that was causing, or likely to cause, alarm, distress, annoyance to the public, and harm.
How Essex Police Seized the Lamborghini Huracan
The car was confiscated by Essex Police on Saturday 5th September 2026. “Antisocial driving can pose a danger to other people using the road and cause misery to residents,” a force spokesperson said. “The safety of our communities will always be our priority, and we’ll take action against those who risk the safety of others.” Thanks to the strengthening of the Police Reform Act, police officers can immediately confiscate a vehicle being driven dangerously.
The Lamborghini supercar was seized under section 59 of the Police Reform Act. Prior to this, drivers received a warning, under which their vehicle would only be seized if they had been involved in another antisocial driving incident in the last 12 months. Officers are still able to give a warning at their discretion. The law allows them to stop and seize vehicles, or even enter a premises where they think a vehicle is being held.
The act says that officers can “use reasonable force where necessary” should they feel they have to. Other acts that could fall under antisocial driving include donuts, wheelspins, burnouts, drifting in public places, racing in residential areas, and repeated revving of the engine. All of these are reasons why the police can seize a car from its owner.
The UK Police Are Cracking Down on Antisocial Driving
The seizing of this particular Lamborghini shows that British police forces are cracking down on antisocial behaviour. In 2025, the Metropolitan police were able to seize 72 luxury cars worth more than £6 million/$8.1 million that had been partaking in antisocial driving in London. Some of the cars were unroadworthy and being driven illegally, and they included cars from the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini and Bentley.
Another incident went viral in August 2026, after a police officer was seen driving a limited-edition Ferrari Monza SP2 supercar. The supercar, worth over $5 million, had been seized in a crackdown that saw 90 vehicles seized by the Metropolitan Police. That was an astonishing number of vehicles, many of which were again not fit to be driven on Britain’s roads.