Before getting behind the wheel of a £200,000 , 200mph sports car , you might at least spare a few months of your precious life learning how to drive . But police were unable to ascertain whether the driver of this Ferrari supercar had bothered with that small precaution , after they found he did n't have a valid driving licence . The grey Ferrari 458 was stopped on the M40 near Bicester , Oxfordshire , after a member of the public reported a sports car driving over the speed limit . Seized by police : A £200,000 Ferrari 458 sits by the side of the road after it was stopped by traffic police investigating reports of a speeding sports car racing along the M40 near Bicester , Oxfordshire . After a traffic officers discovered the driver - who was using a German number plate - did not have a licence , he was reported to Thames Valley police and taken to the 'nearest point of safety ' . First officially unveiled in 2009 , the Ferrari 458 packs a direct fuel-injection V8 engine capable of producing 458 horsepower , taking it from 0-62mph in less than three seconds . The car , which has a top speed of 202mph , was decorated with a novelty bumper sticker pronouncing it an 'official speed camera testing vehicle ' . It was last spotted being loaded onto a flatbed truck for the long , slow journey to the car pound . Cheeky : The rear of the vehicle is dedicated with a bumper sticking describing it as an 'official speed camera testing vehicle . Ferrari 458s have a top speed of 202mph and can go from 0-60mph in just three seconds . A Thames Valley Police spokesman said : 'The Ferrari was pulled over at about 9.15am this morning by junction 9 on the M40 on the northbound carriageway . 'The driver had no licence so the car was seized and he was reported for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence . 'We used a recovery vehicle and he was dropped off at the nearest point of safety . I believe it was a Ferrari 458 with a German number plate . 'It was pulled over after a report that a sports car was driving quite quickly . We do not know if this was the same vehicle that was reported for speeding . ' Officers will now carry out a background check on the driver before deciding on their next course of action .
Driver of the supercar was reported to police before being dropped off . The driver is said to have been arrested on suspicion of driving while under suspension and has since been released without charge.