An uninsured driver has had his £90,000 Ferrari seized by police.

The 40-year-old motorist was given a £60 fixed penalty notice, six points on his licence, and faces a £200 fine.

But if he fails to produce valid insurance documents within a set time, the Modena convertible could be auctioned off, with West Yorkshire Police retaining any proceeds, or it could even be destroyed.

Officers in the West Yorkshire ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) Intercept Team made 15 arrests and seized 17 cars, including the 190mph supercar, during the operation.

It was part of a continuing effort to target burglars travelling between Bradford and Leeds to commit crime focussing on Killinghall Road, Leeds Road and Barkerend Road, the A650 corridor and Holme Wood.

Hundreds of vehicles were scanned and checked against police databases.

Nearly 200 were stopped and arrests were made in connection with offences including possession of drugs with intent to supply, driving while disqualified and theft of a motor vehicle.

They issued 21 fixed penalty tickets for motoring offences.

Inspector Joanne Field, of Operations Support Division Roads Policing, said: “Our work here shows that we aren’t targeting one type of motorist or one type or age of car.

“As with this Ferrari, if our ANPR cameras flag up a car as having no insurance, or any offence against it, we will stop the vehicle and take the necessary action against the driver. People need to realise that the ANPR system in West Yorkshire now leaves criminals with little room to hide.”

Since October last year Insp Field has headed the dedicated ANPR Intercept Team. It has made 227 arrests, seized 472 vehicles – valued at £1,322,965 – and seized drugs and property valued at £110,665.

“ANPR provides us with a fantastic tool that is assisting us to target criminals,” said Insp Field.

“I would like to send out a clear message to those criminals that bring misery to our communities that wherever you are in our region, you’ll need to be looking over your shoulder.”