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190mph Ferrari 456 worth more than £70,000 clamped after being abandoned on London street for TWO YEARS

Desirable sports car could be towed away after being left with no MOT or tax in swanky neighbourhood

A 190mph Ferrari left on an exclusive street for more than TWO YEARS has been clamped after the owner failed to tax it.

The MOT on the Ferrari 456 ran out in April 2015 and it has been languishing near Harrods on Hans Crescent, Knightsbridge, ever since.

 The owner of this Ferrari left it abandoned in swanky Knightsbridge, London, for two years
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The owner of this Ferrari left it abandoned in swanky Knightsbridge, London, for two yearsCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 The MOT expired on the Ferrari in early 2015 and the owner appears to have little interest in getting it back on the road again
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The MOT expired on the Ferrari in early 2015 and the owner appears to have little interest in getting it back on the road againCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

Despite the tax disc displayed in the windscreen expiring at around the same period, the car was taxed until the start of 2017.

The tarmac surrounding the Ferrari is now green and pranksters have started drawing explicit images on the car's dirty bodywork.

One of the wing mirrors is damaged, a Ferrari badge is missing and it has now been clamped for being untaxed.

The Ferrari, which was the world's fastest four-seater when it went on sale in the 1990s, would be worth around £70,000 if it was in better condition.

 The car would be worth tens of thousands of pounds if it wasn't clamped and was ready to drive away
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The car would be worth tens of thousands of pounds if it wasn't clamped and was ready to drive awayCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 A message has been left loud and clear on the windscreen of the sorry Ferrari
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A message has been left loud and clear on the windscreen of the sorry FerrariCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

Under the bonnet of the 1995 model is a 5.5-litre V12 engine which develops more than 400bhp.

This gives it a 0-60mph time of 5.2 seconds and a top speed of 188mph.

Last summer the rusting shell of an 87-year-old car sold for £18,500 - despite having no engine and no wheels.

Photographer Kenneth Provost travelled to Belgium and Germany capturing artistic images of clapped-out cars.

In December last year a woman left her car in front of a parking bay and blocked another driver for two hours while she went shopping.

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