A garage worker wrecked a client's £200,000 Ferrari after taking it for a spin to "put it through its paces" after an MOT.

The Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, which has a top speed of 196mph, smashed into a lamppost and flew over a two-foot wall into the middle of a roundabout. The sportscar, one of only a handful of models in Britain, was seriously damaged after the crash in New Malden, Surrey, in which the driver, in his early 20s, was unhurt.

A source said the car was being given a "quick road test" before being returned to its owner, who is "obviously not happy that their pride and joy has been wrecked". A Ferrari spokesman said the car was not being driven by a member of staff from Ferrari or an official Ferrari dealership, and added the company would help police with any inquiries.

Police said the incident was being treated as a "one car accident" and that an investigation was unnecessary. The driver, a road tester from a local MOT centre, was treated for shock by paramedics at the scene.

Gary Adams, who witnessed the incident, said: "He was driving along one minute and the next the car was in the middle of the roundabout. "He looked pretty stressed out when he realised the car was wrecked and kept saying his bosses would kill him."

Not if the owner gets to him first!

Don't worry mate. A rub over with some T Cut and it'll be fine...

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