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UK police seize Cybertruck because it's illegal there

Owners can't drive Elon Musk's 'favorite car' on public roads.

Case in point, as spotted on Bluesky by Adam Tranter: Authorities stopped the driver of one of Tesla’s “Cyberbeast” limited editions in the Greater Manchester area on Wednesday evening local time—then promptly seized it. “Officers from #GMPTransportUnit stopped this Tesla Cybertruck in #Whitefield last night,” the official Greater Manchester Police Bury Division posted to Facebook on January 16th. The luxury ride that’s popular with both Chechen warlords and local law enforcement, however, still lacks the UK’s required “certificate of conformity” ensuring it meets the country’s safety standards.

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