A McLaren sports car was loaded onto a tow truck by police in Brent on Wednesday morning (March 21).

The super car was pulled over by officers from Brent's Safer Transport Team after they spotted it was missing a front number plate.

It ended up on a tow truck after it was also found to have no insurance.

A photo of the car being loaded onto the back of a lorry was posted on Brent MPS' Twitter feed.

In its tweet Brent MPS wrote: "Yes, that’s a McLaren on the tow truck and, yes, it had no insurance - stopped for not having a front number plate. Stay legal and be safe on the roads."

The supercar was found to have no front licence plate and no insurance

Brent Police have been contacted for more details.

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