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This is the moment a rogue landlord’s £200,000 Ferrari was crushed after being confiscated by police during a raid.

The Ferrari 458 Spider was crushed in a scrapyard last year because police suspected that it may have been stolen.

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Zahid Khan said that he had bought it from a large auction company through a middleman and had official Ferrari parts fitted and that it was all above board.

However, he failed to show the proper paperwork so they took it off him and now video has been released of the car being crushed.


He went back to court with papers proving he owned the car, but it was too late and police said the car was crushed because it didn’t have valid insurance and was considered to be a ‘category B’ vehicle – officially classed as not being roadworthy, meaning the shell has to be destroyed.

During one of the hearings, Khan parked his Ferrari Spider on the pavement outside Birmingham Crown Court (Picture: BPM)

Footage has emerged of the moment the Ferrari Spider was crushed (Picture: Hotspot Media)

Khan said he only found out the car had been crushed when he went to retrieve it after claiming he had found the paperwork (Picture: Hotspot Media)

He said: ‘I can’t believe they have destroyed my car. I’m planning on taking the officer to court for breaching a court order and unlawfully destroying my car.’



He added: ‘This is my Ferrari the police crushed unlawfully!

‘It has taken them almost 1 year to release the video… “I saved my ass off to buy this car and it was of sentimental value to me and my family.

‘This money could have gone to a good cause, as a Ferrari broken for parts is worth more then the car as a whole!’

Khan was exposed as a rogue landlord after forcing six tenants out of his home in Moseley, Birmingham.

He was ordered to carry out 150 hours of community service.

He appealed against his conviction, parking the car outside Birmingham Crown Court on the pavement.

Three of the charges were upheld while another three were dismissed.