The Lamborghini Aventador on display outside Scotland Yard (Picture: PA)

It might glow in the dark and cost £350,000 but that’s not going to save this car from being scrapped unless the owner coughs up for the insurance.

The Lamborghini Aventador was put on display outside Scotland Yard after being seized by police because the driver allegedly had no insurance.

Police have put the 220mph car on display outside their HQ while they consider what action to take against the driver.

The ‘glow in the dark’ purple supercar, rumoured to be owned by a wealthy Arab, could be sent to the crusher after it was removed from a Knightsbridge street.




High rollers from Arab nations descend on the wealthy neighbourhood each summer in costly cars flown from home and often hit trouble for lacking the correct papers.

The car was seized last week (Picture: SWNS)

A Met Police spokesman said the Lamborghini was one of several supercars taken by officers as part of its Operation Cubo.

He said: ‘We have been seizing many types of cars, but sports cars have been among them.

‘We have had a few Porsches, BMW X5s, and a Ferrari – that one got crushed and in fact the vast majority of them are.’

It appears the displayed car attracted something of crowd, many of whom were amused by the seizure.

A passer-by said: ‘I was walking past when it was craned in to the Scotland Yard forecourt and a huge crowd had gathered on the pavement behind the police tape.

‘You’ve never seen so many smiling faces on a central London crowd of workers out at lunchtime. It made everyone’s day.’

The super car being loaded onto a truck (Picture: SWNS)

Operation Cubo has so far taken place on 20 separate days, with 656 vehicles seized one day last month.

The force said 135 arrests were made on this occasion for offences including robbery, drugs supply, metal theft, weapon-related offences and for being wanted offenders.

A total of 10,318 vehicles have been seized as part of Operation Cubo since October 2011.