Cybercrime

Back in 2019 I got a bit obsessed with the Cybertruck - here is a post from around then.

At the time I said I didn't like it - I think that is still true although I may be more biased by my dislike of Elon Musk - or "President" Musk as he will soon become.

The Dubai Police seem to like it though.  That posting of mine included a link to this story wherein they were claiming that they would have one on their fleet in 2020.

Presumably Covid and Tesla got in the way but they did eventually get one last year.

It might work in Dubai - and indeed in The States.

But not on UK roads.

Pedestrian safety is laughable - and if one hit another vehicle? - well here's one example.

Although fortunately in that example it looks like there were no injuries.

This is why they are not allowed on UK roads - and Greater Manchester Police are not fans of people driving illegal vehicles on their roads.

So they seized one.

Good.

Imagine if an uninsured driver of an uninsured vehicle had killed someone.

Just awaiting a Musk tweet now condemning laws actually being enforced in the UK.

I Don't Like The Tesla Cybertruck

No really - I think it looks stupid.

So why is this my third posting on the subject in under a week?

Probably because the World of motoring journalism keeps talking about it.

Twitter & Car+Driver, I'm looking at you.

Or maybe, more specifically, Car+Driver picking up on tweets.

Here's their story on the Dubai Police ordering one.

But the Dubai Police are all show-offs.

 

Here is the funnier and altogether more satisfying story of Lego taking the Mickey: 

It's better looking, it's windows won't shatter and it could go on sale well before the end of 2020.

Greater Manchester Police Lamborghini Collection

They've collected three in the last week or so.

This is the latest:

The BBC story is here.

 

The idiot driving it turned up at GMP to pick up an uninsured car that had been seized.  The Police noticed that he wasn't insured to drive it so seized it too.

 

Now it just needs a paint job and some flashing lights and they can be like the Dubai Police: