UK police seize Cybertruck because it's illegal there

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

by impish9208 • 2 years ago

20 51 2 years ago

m_a_g2• 2 years ago

Elon is playing dirty, so should the UK and EU. Hit him where it hurts. Ban the sale of Teslas. The enemy is at the gates.

olalonde3• 2 years ago

Shit posting on X = playing dirty?

m_a_g2• 2 years ago

Bankrolling a neo-nazi party (AfD) and almost the Reform Party is not shit posting.

LightBug1• 2 years ago

Raccoons sometimes create temporary 'day beds' in thick brush or dense vegetation.

beardyw• 2 years ago

Is that you Elon?

bryanlarsen2• 2 years ago

I'm confident that many countries have massive Tesla tariffs being readied to roll out in response to the Trump tariffs coming tomorrow.

rimbo789• 2 years ago

Good. We should do the same here in Canada

NikkiA3• 2 years ago

Sadly they're giving it him back if he can prove he has insurance, should just crush it IMO.

wakawaka2810• 2 years ago

The amount of love for tyranny and hate for Elon is unreal. The UK definitely allows other bigger and more dangerous vehicles besides the Cybertruck, as proven by the fact that other countries allow thousands of Cybertrucks and electric Hummers. So it really is a matter of having adequate insurance and permits at the end of the day.

Protonnumber• 2 years ago

Its not a mere issue of size, it fails to comply with UK pedestrian safety laws.

crustycoder3• 2 years ago

To be legal in the UK, vehicles have to have a certificate of conformity, getting one is the responsibility of the manufacturer. Tesla have done that for their other models, but not for cybertruck. I assume that's because the have decided the costs of getting cybertruck compliant with UK regulations would be too high, or not practical.

That's a business decision made by Tesla, not victimisation of poor old Elon, whatever the Musk fanbois think.

kcplate7• 2 years ago

What’s fucking sad is we have people advocating government seizure and destruction of someone’s private property just because they don’t like the rich guy who’s company made the product.

quickslowdown3• 2 years ago

Yeah that's the only reason for sure, has nothing to do with the existing regulations on vehicle dimensions or the fact these things crumble or explode if you glance in their direction.

bryanlarsen2• 2 years ago

My understanding is that the Cybertruck is less likely to cause a pedestrian fatality than an F150 due to its lower hood height and better forward visibility.

But that's a pretty low bar. Crafting regulations that force the F150 back to the sensible dimensions it had last century would be an awesome side effect if it can ride on Cybertruck hate for support.

UK police seize Cybertruck because it's illegal there

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