Five Lamborghinis seized after dangerous driving on M62

Greater Manchester Police said officers from its newly formed Transport Policing and Crime Command (TPACC) responded to reports of a convoy of luxury vehicles being driven in a dangerous and anti-social manner on Wednesday evening (September 2).

According to GMP, the vehicles were travelling at high speeds, weaving across lanes, wheel-spinning and at one stage slowing to around 17mph on the motorway.

Five Lamborghinis and a Mercedes G-Wagon were seized by Greater Manchester Police (Image: GMP)

Officers from the force's Roads Policing Unit were alerted to the incident before locating the convoy on the M62.

Police said two of the Lamborghinis were stopped as they came off the motorway, while specialist tactics were later used to bring the remaining vehicles to a halt in Rochdale.

As a result, five Lamborghinis and a Mercedes G-Wagon were seized under Section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002.

The drivers were also dealt with for a number of alleged driving offences.

Chief Inspector Danny Kabal, from GMP's Transport Policing and Crime Command, said: "We take road safety very serious in GMP, and we will not tolerate careless, inconsiderate, anti-social or dangerous driving on our roads.

"Recent changes to Section 59 of the Police Reform Act now enables us to seize vehicles without having to issue a warning first. As we intensify our road safety operations and enforcement campaigns, we will use this legislative change as part of our daily business.

One of the Lamborghinis seized by police (Image: GMP)

"People who think it is acceptable to use our roads as a racetrack, need to pay attention to this result and take it as a warning. They will have their vehicles seized and they will be prosecuted. Where proportionate to do so, they will also be arrested.

"I would like to thank the members of the public who reported this matter to us and apologies to them for any inconvenience caused when we temporarily shut the road to deal with the offenders.

"If anyone has any footage of this incident, including dashcam or CCTV, please get in touch with us via 101 or our website.

"I would also urge anyone who witnesses such poor driving or riding on our roads to report it to us."

Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or has dashcam footage to come forward.

Information can be reported via 101 or through the Greater Manchester Police website.