A police officer got the opportunity to drive an open-top limited edition Ferrari in Mayfair, London, after the car was seized as part of a record-breaking crackdown on uninsured vehicles and dangerous driving.The Dubai-registered supercar, worth £3.7m, had been in the UK for just a day when it was confiscated by the police because it was being driven by someone with a provisional licence and no insurance.Instead of loading the sports car on to a flatbed truck used for such seizures, a Met officer wearing sunglasses drove the Ferrari to the police pound.Footage of the incident showed him driving the Ferrari Monza SP2 – one of only 499 made by the Italian company – around Mayfair and Marble Arch, escorted by police vehicles including the empty flatbed truck.Police tow away a seized Lambourghini Revuelto at Wellington Arch in central London. Photograph: Metropolitan Police/PAIt was one of 90 vehicles worth a combined total of more than £8m seized over the weekend as part of an operation with the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) cracking down on uninsured motorists and antisocial and dangerous driving around Hyde Park, Kensington and Chelsea.The Met said it was the highest number and value of vehicles seized in the operation’s five-year history.Fifteen of the vehicles were seized under new powers allowing police to confiscate them rather than give a warning if they are involved in antisocial behaviour.Officers from the Metropolitan police seized 90 vehicles worth more than £8m during the operation, including a Ferrari Monza. Photograph: Metropolitan Police/PAAngus Eaton, the chief executive of MIB, said: “Operations like these show that the rules apply to all motorists, regardless of the value of the vehicle they chose to drive. We know that while many offenders knowingly violate the law, others that aim to be law-abiding motorists may be caught out by making a genuine insurance mistake.“We want to help all motorists understand the importance of having the right insurance because the consequences of not having insurance or getting the right cover for their needs are severe and long-lasting.“We urge all motorists to check they have cover in place and that it’s adequate for them, their vehicle, and their journey types.”The operation also involved a man arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods and money laundering after he was found with 19 bank cards in other people’s names and more than £2,500 in cash.Another man stopped for driving without insurance was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply drugs with one further arrest for using words and behaviour that would be likely to cause harassment, alarm and distress, as well as another on suspicion of an immigration offence.