A man driving a Ferrari 812 Superfast along the French coast for a luxury getaway was told by local police he would be finishing the journey on foot
Published on Apr 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Apr 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
A Ferrari 812 Superfast driver in France had to continue his journey on foot after the police found out his supercar had been involved in a pretty serious legal situation.
This is another episode of a series we could rename ‘wrong place, wrong time.’
The driver hadn’t done anything wrong, but he still had to leave his car and start walking, because someone else, according to the police, had either made a giant mistake or something even worse.
There is an element of this story that hasn’t been mentioned yet, even though it seems pretty obvious.
The Ferrari driver had to go home on foot
The driver of a Ferrari 812 Superfast had a bad day when his journey in Biarritz, in southwestern France, was cut short by the police.
He was pulled over – we don’t know whether that happened because the car was flashy or for other reasons – and immediately allowed to carry on with his journey.
But on foot.
As it turns out, there was something seriously wrong with the car.
The driver ended up being a victim, too.
You can definitely call yourself a victim when you’re paying $2,300 a month – it sounds a bit low, but that’s the number that’s been reported – for a supercar that’s then impounded when you’re driving it from A to B.
Even though there’s something we should point out.
Here’s why the car was ‘illegal’, and how the story might unfold even further
According to a report by Italpassion, the French National Police ended up impounding the car because they discovered it had been reported stolen.
Apparently, the driver was making payments regularly, but the rental agency wasn’t paying the owner.
So far, so bad, but even though the Police said the driver hadn’t done anything wrong, based on publicly available information, it sounds like another collateral investigation might happen at some point.
The thing is, $2,300 per month for a Ferrari 812 Superfast is well below market value.
Obviously, we have no idea who signed what contract or deal behind the scenes.
But it sounds like one of those ‘to be continued’ stories.
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After beginning his automotive writing career at DriveTribe, Alessandro has been with Supercar Blondie since the launch of the website in 2022. In fact, he penned the very first article published on supercarblondie.com. He’s covered subjects from cars to aircraft, watches, and luxury yachts - and even crypto. He can largely be found heading up the site’s new-supercar and SBX coverage and being the first to bring our readers the news that they’re hungry for.
