UK police seize Cybertruck because it’s illegal there

https://www.popsci.com/technology/uk-cybertruck-illegal/

by BothZookeepergame612

42 comments

  1. How ironic, why would you spend that kind of money, to not be able to drive it…

  2. For non trivial reasons too like the lack of crumple zones and the use of sharp angles in the bodywork

  3. Who would think a car with a giant, child’s head height, stainless steel blade for a bonnet would be dangerous!

  4. I see these everywhere here in Los Angeles. Most drivers are these 20 year old youtubers / onlyfans

  6. A rapper in NL drives around in a Cybertruck, registered in Albania where they are a little more relaxed about admitting vehicles apparently. He can drive it for max 6 months in NL but then has to go back to Albania. As a pedestrian or bicyclist, I wouldn’t want to have a collision with such that monstrosity.

  9. Yeah… no shit.

    Civilized places dont allow a stupid braindead deathtrap on four wheels drive on public roads.

  10. Very soon Elon Musk on twitter: ‘UK police are paedophiles!’

  11. I really am surprised how come no accidents involving the Cybertruck and people are in the news yet. Either they hide the shit, or nobody got hurt yet…but those angles look sharp af.

  12. Good. In multiple other countries the car is illegal as well, but if some asshole gets in the news because he’s still driving it nothing happens beyond “well that’s not allowed, we will have to look into this!”.

    They should all be immediately seized and scrapped.

  15. Not certified (because it’s never been tested, because Musk knows it will fail pedestrian safety requirements as it’s just a pedestrian-slicer), therefore cannot legally be insured on UK road.

    So it gets seized and can only be collected when the owner can prove it’s insured. Good luck. Probably gonna be crushed.

  16. Wait, if it’s illegal there how did he get it in the country in the first place?

  17. Idk how somebody’s not embarrassed driving this goofy thing. I wouldn’t even drive it if i was given one for free

  18. Cybertruck isn’t even good as actual pick-up truck, this bed can’t even fit US contruction standards 8X4 foot sheets of construction materials like plywood sheets or rock wool insulation rolls, not to mention heavy-duty use in forestry, agriculture or construction where, at least in Europe, goes majority of demand (OK, not being practical at all fits other US pick-ups but point stand).

    It’s just novelty vehicle for larpers, there is a reason why in Europe actual work vehicle is just a van or if you need open bed you just grab one of van models with installed flat bed at the back, rather than any US pickups. But hey, Europe Volkswagen Transporter, Fiat Ducato or Renault Master with flatbed isn’t that cool as oversized US pick-up which never saw a day in the trade work or even day without asphalt.

  19. For those who oppose this try to bring Kinder eggs in the US :))

  20. Now melt it down into suppositories so Elon can put it back where it belongs: up his ass.

  21. lets hope that small pp trash thing go straight to crusher 😀

  23. You can park it in a trailer park and live in it there.

  25. That thing even has (I assume) ‘CYBERBEAST’ on the front. The owner isn’t just a tool, he’s the whole toolbox.

  27. Yeah no shit that a car which doesn’t pass the safety checks is illegal and will be seized

  28. It would be weird seeing a skip drive down the road here.

  30. Who knew that an extremely heavy battering ram with corners like an axe and buggy software could possibly be dangerous to other people?

  31. “The Tesla Cybertruck is not road legal in the UK and does not hold a certificate of conformity,” the police explained. “Whilst this may seem trivial to some, legitimate concerns exist around the safety of other road users or pedestrians if they were involved in a collision with a Cybertruck.”

    I’m gonna go ahead and say that the people buying this monstrosity have yet to give a thought about anyone but themselves.

  33. Take it through a car wash. It will be harmless afterward.

  35. Who buys a Cybertruck without checking if they can drive it in their country? It looks super awesome, so it’s understandable that a lot of people want one. But spending this much money without doing any research whatsoever is just plain stupid

  36. Watch Elon get upset and push Trump to get the UK to make the Cybertrash legal.

  37. Imagine the difficulty of impounding it without it falling apart like wet tissues

  38. Good, I don’t want that guillotine on wheels hitting one of my friends of family.

  39. Ah yes, the only Tesla car that the “engineer” Musk, “engineered”.

    Honestly, if I was Serbian I’d be livid that this retard is commandeering Nikola Tesla’s good name for this shite.

  41. Everything else aside, every time I see one I can’t help thinking it’s the ugliest miserable piece of shit I’ve ever seen.

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