Seven luxury sports cars were destroyed by Philippine customs as part of a campaign against illegal vehicle traffic. They were all confiscated after exposing irregularities in their import processes in order to evade taxes.
It was the Customs Office (Bureau of Customs or BOC) that organized the destruction and called in the local press to disseminate the penalties for violating the law and to raise awareness among citizens. Everything was captured in the following video.
Cars destroyed in the Philippines due to import regularities
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In the video you can see how the shovel of the company car punishes each of the confiscated cars so that the roof is crushed and left unusable.
Among the destroyed models are a Mercedes SLK, a Bentley Continental, a Porsche Carrera, a Lotus Elise, a Porsche Carrera S and a McLaren 620R.
The buyer of the McLaren 620R imported it like a Porsche Cayman; that is, it arrived at the port with the label of the German brand. Here’s the key: Cayman taxes were around € 26,000, 10 percent of what he would have paid for the 620R, which is worth € 571,000 in this country and therefore taxed at € 275,000.
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Everything moved to save around 250,000 euros in taxes It went wrong because the container that arrived in the country was selected for inspection and the customs agents recognized the trap.
The stories of the other units are similar: the owners of the cars wanted to stay alive, they were discovered by customs and punished where it hurt the most. In addition, of course, it is not a pleasant picture for iron lovers to see machines of this type being crushed by those who have bought them.
It’s not the first time luxury cars have been destroyed in the Philippines to promote tax compliance and send a message to society. Some time ago, the government of this country televised the destruction of Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, BMW and Mercedes-Benz models, among others. There were 76 vehicles valued at $ 5.5 million at the time.
Obviously, the Philippine government has no mercy when it comes to punishing citizens who violate tax laws …
Photo: Customs Office.
Photo: Customs Office.
Photo: Customs Office.
Photo: Customs Office.
Photo: Customs Office.