The cars stopped by police included Lamborghinis, Audi R8s, a Ferrari and a Porsche
Police seized 13 supercars in an emergency response to reports of dangerous and anti-social driving on the M11. The high performance cars – ranging from Lamborghinis, Audi R8s, a Ferrari and a Porsche – joined the motorway from North East London on Tuesday afternoon (July 28) at 4.20pm.
Essex Police’s control room quickly received multiple reports from concerned members of the public as the convoy was travelling northbound. Witnesses described seeing drivers accelerating at “excessive speed” before “slowing down suddenly”, with drivers allegedly braking heavily, bunching together and disrupting the flow of traffic and using the hard shoulder to undertake other motorists.
Officers located the vehicles at services at Junction 8, near Stansted Airport. Police handed out 13 warnings for anti-social driving and all 13 vehicles were seized.
An Essex Police spokesperson added: “A number of offences have been identified for investigation and further enquiries are ongoing.”
Sergeant Will Willsher said: “The behaviour reported to us was not only anti-social but potentially placed other road users at serious risk, especially on a busy motorway during peak travel times.
“Roads Policing Unit officers acted quickly to locate the cars and take appropriate enforcement action.
“Speed limits are there to keep everyone safe and the law applies equally to all road users.”
Essex Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the vehicles travelling northbound on the M11 around the time of the incident and has dash cam footage, to come forward.
Anyone with information, video footage or dash cam recordings should contact Essex Police by calling 101.
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