'˜Â£231,000 supercar' seized in Portsmouth from driver with a knife and no licence

POLICE seized a luxury car worth £231,000 in Portsmouth.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Apr 2018, 17:06 GMT
Updated 10th Apr 2018, 17:11 GMT
The seized Rolls Royce outside Hampshire Constabulary in Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth. Credit: Hants Response Cops on TwitterThe seized Rolls Royce outside Hampshire Constabulary in Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth. Credit: Hants Response Cops on Twitter
The seized Rolls Royce outside Hampshire Constabulary in Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth. Credit: Hants Response Cops on Twitter

Officers took control of a Rolls-Royce in the city on Monday, after discovering its driver had no licence or insurance.

In a message on Twitter captioned ‘#AllTheGearNoIdea’, Hants Response Cops shared an image of the car parked outside the Hampshire Constabulary station in Winston Churchill Avenue.

The vehicle pictured appears to be a Rolls-Royce Ghost – for which prices start at about £231,000.

Police said the driver also had a lock-knife in the vehicle.