UK cars stolen, shipped to Thailand

Dozens of supercars including Lamborghinis, Porsches and BMWs have been stolen from the streets of Britain and shipped to Thailand in a complex scam that police from both countries are now rushing to dismantle.

Sparked by a British request to retrieve the lifted vehicles, Bangkok detectives have launched a series of raids against dealers in recent weeks.

◗ Supercars like Lamborghinis, Porsches and BMWs have been stolen from the streets of Britain and shipped to Thailand

More than 120 top-of-therange sports cars have since been seized, including some identified as stolen from Britain.

Thai investigators say they have also uncovered an array of scams that

◗ Sparked by a British request to retrieve the lifted vehicles, detectives in Bangkok have launched a series of raids against dealers

dealers and corrupt customs officials exploit to circumvent eye-watering taxes the Southeast Asian kingdom places on supercars, usually around 328 per cent. “More than 1,000 supercars are implicated in the scam,” Korawat Panprapakorn, the officer leading the investigation said. “This practice has been going on for a long time.” Britain is the most popular source for luxury car imports to Thailand because both countries drive on the left hand side of the road.

While Thailand’s economy has been slumping, its billionaire class is doing just fine and gleaming supercars remain a common sight on the streets of Bangkok.