A Lamborghini was among more than 130 foreign vehicles seized recently by police in a crackdown on illegal driving in the UK.
The Aventador was imported from Germany but its 35-year-old owner failed to pay their car tax to be able to legally drive on Britain's roads, West Midlands officers said.
A pilot scheme called Operation Jessica, involving six forces, is aimed at giving police the powers to seize foreign vehicles.
The vehicles must be registered and licensed in the UK when they have been here for longer than six months in a 12-month period.
Until now, police have only been able to report any vehicles that were flouting the rules to the DVLA for the agency to take action.
Owners are being encouraged to tax, insure and register them in the UK, and any seized vehicles that are not claimed will be crushed.
Up to 350,000 foreign registered vehicles are thought to have entered the UK and overstayed the six-month exemption period without registering and licensing in 2010-2013.
This costs the taxpayer £60m every year in lost tax revenue.
The registered owner of any impounded vehicles will have to pay a £200 release fee and a £160 surety, plus storage fees, to get the vehicle back.
They then have 56 days to license it in the UK or leave the country.
The Lamborghini was returned to the owner after they paid a £260 fee.
The DVLA was informed and may take further action, according to police.
Superintendent Paul Keasey said 134 vehicles had been seized across the West Midlands and West Mercia since the project launched on November 3. It ends next February.
He added: "We've stopped 210 foreign-plated vehicles in three weeks and 134 have been found to be illegal - that's more than 60% so it highlights the extent of the problem and why the pilot has been introduced.
"The DVLA has provided us with a 'hot list' of vehicles that have entered the country and stayed longer than permitted without licensing it here - we are actively targeting these vehicles and making stops on other foreign cars to check they are complying.
"It's the responsibility of every driver, no matter where they come from, to ensure they obey the UK road laws and that includes falling in line with on taxation, registration and insurance, as well as those on safe driving.
"This initiative allows us to deal more effectively with criminality on our roads, thereby increasing our communities' safety and security."
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