A Tesla Cybertruck has been seized after being unlawfully driven in Greater Manchester.
Officers from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) stopped a permanent UK resident in Whitefield, Bury, after they were spotted driving the unique-looking electric vehicle.
The Cybertruck is illegal to drive in the UK and this one was found to be registered and insured abroad as well.
Bury Police said: “The driver was a permanent UK resident but the vehicle was registered and insured abroad which is prohibited in the UK.
“The Tesla Cybertruck is not road legal in the UK and does not hold a certificate of conformity.
“Whilst this may seem trivial to some, legitimate concerns exist around the safety of other road users or pedestrians if they were involved in a collision with a Cybertruck.
“The vehicle was subsequently seized under S165 of the Road Traffic Act and the driver reported”.
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It’s understood the vehicle was referred to Operation Wolverine, which was established in 2007 to target drivers without insurance.
The driver will now have to prove ownership and correct insurance before getting it released.
However, even if they get it back they still will not be able to drive it on UK roads.
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At 5.6m, the Cybertruck is longer than a standard Range Rover – which is just over 5m in length.
It was released by Tesla in 2023 after being first shown in prototype form in 2019.
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Toward the end of last year, Tesla recalled almost 700,000 Cybertrucks in the US over an issue with the tyre pressure monitoring system
