Video footage has captured the moment a brazen man tried to cut off a clamp from a Lamborghini using an angle grinder. The clip was filmed outside of the Ivy restaurant, on Byrom Street, Spinningfields on Thursday evening (June 15).
It shows a man crouched on the ground as he tries to remove the yellow clamp from the luxury car. Sparks can be seen flying as the electronic tool attempts to break apart the chain on the clamp, attached to a front wheel.
Manchester Council has confirmed the car was clamped following unpaid parking fines. The council website says Byrom Street has 42 pay and display bays for stays of up to two hours.
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However, the clip appears to show the matte black Lamborghini Urus - which typically cost between a whopping £185,512 to £213,744 - parked where a bus stop has been marked out. In the clip, shared with the Manchester Evening News, people can be seen standing beside the car and filming as another person is laughing in the background.
Greater Manchester Police is now investigating the incident. A spokesperson for Manchester City Council said: "The vehicle in question was clamped on Byrom Street at 6.53pm, Thursday, June 15.
"This was due to it being a vehicle of interest in connection to unpaid parking fines. The damage to the clamp has been referred to GMP.
"Should the vehicle be seen again it will be seized immediately to prevent any future damage to council property." Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact GMP on 101 or online, quoting log 409 of June 16, 2023, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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