Someone with residency status in the UK thought they should flagrantly violate UK safety laws by illegally importing an unsafe Tesla vehicle and parading it around in public. Cue police:

All in, the Cybertruck is a colossus, and one that fails to meet the UK’s strict rules on road safety. The Tesla police found in Whitefield had been registered and insured abroad, by a permanent UK resident, which is illegal.

A spokesperson for GMP Bury wrote…: “Officers from GMP Transport Unit stopped this Tesla Cybertruck in Whitefield last night (Wednesday). The driver was a permanent UK resident but the vehicle was registered and insured abroad which is prohibited in the UK.”

Oh no, GMP aren’t having it at all.

“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.”

Ouch. Telling a Cybertruck owner to think about the needs of others? That’s a sick burn GMP.