A FLASH new car left with an airport valet parking firm was raced at 131mph minutes after the owner went on holiday.

Chef Sean Beckerleg, 30, found out when he got back from a week in Portugal and checked the dashcam of his £50,000 Audi S3.

7 Sean Beckerleg found out that his £50,000 Audi was taken for a spin when he went on holiday

7 Sean rejected his £70 refund and two weeks of free parking after the incident

He was horrified to see that moments after he dropped off his pride and joy an employee drove it out of a Gatwick gate and hit 70mph on a 30mph road.

The speed then rocketed to 131mph on a 50mph dual carriageway.

Fuming Sean, of Gerrards Cross, Bucks, said: “What was even worse is at the end he clearly says, ‘Nice! Very nice!’. He’s talking about my car that he’s just thrashed.

“I could have ended up with a speeding ban without doing anything wrong.”

7 The employee of Empark drove the car 131mph in a 50mph

7 The employee also drove 97mph through a tunnel

7 Sean saw the employee start to drive out the gate

7 Sean was worried that he could have gotten a speeding ban when he wasn't in the country because of the recklessness of the employee

The five-mile burn-up saw the car doing 131mph barely 45 minutes after he headed into the North Terminal with partner Marta, 21, and their 18-month-old daughter Chloe.

The staff member is clearly visible as he gets out to open the gate.

The airport said parking operator Empark had sacked him and told police.

A spokesman said: “The high expectations we have for all staff working across the airport were not met, for which we apologise.”

Sean rejected a £70 refund and an offer of two weeks free parking — saying he had trusted the firm to park his car “in an orderly manner”.

He said: “As far as I was concerned I’d gone on holiday and my car was safe.”

7 Sean was going on holiday to Portugal with his partner and 18-month daughter

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