A FLEET of 200mph McLarens is brought to a halt — by PC Plod.
The five supercars were pulled over by police in a diesel BMW for doing more 100mph along the A303 in Wiltshire.
Five McLaren supercars were pulled over on the A303 in Wiltshire after reports they exceeded more than 100mph in a speed duelCredit: SWNSOne officer said: “They could have caused a pile-up, killing innocent people.”
In a post online, cops said: “Managed to get five McLarens stopped on the A303 after the pack were driving in excess of 100mph and close proximity driving to themselves and the public.
“This isn’t a race track so take your ‘driving experience’ and sign the traffic offence report.”
From tongue scraping to saying no, here are 12 health trends to try in 2023Asked how they managed to catch up with the supercars, Wiltshire Police joked: “Well, they can only go a few miles before they have to pull over to take pictures of their cars."
One traffic cop added: “The drivers might have thought they were Lewis Hamilton but it was lunacy to go that fast in such a powerful car on an ordinary public main road.
"Let’s hope the courts throw the book at them.”
It was thought the cars may have been on their way to a track day at nearby Thruxton when they were stopped.
A spokesman for McLaren said: “We are aware of this. It was a group of McLaren enthusiasts who were stopped by police.
“It was not a promotional or testing activity.”