Former McLaren worker swiped £330k supercar by dressing up in his old uniform to sneak into company’s factory
A FORMER McLaren worker swiped a £330,000 supercar by dressing up in his old uniform to sneak into the company’s factory.
Nicholas Tarr, 28, targeted the blue 765LT because it was the most expensive model — and was hoping to sell it to pay off a £10,000 gambling debt.
The former quality auditor used his branded clothing to get into McLaren’s high-security HQ without anyone noticing.
The flash motor — one of just 765 made and with a top speed of 205mph — was recovered, undamaged, parked on a street near a friend’s house a few days later in May this year.
The specially modified car was at the McLaren factory in Woking, Surrey, awaiting delivery to a customer.
Tarr had worked there until May 2020.
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Prosecutor William Saunders said: “He knew that because he had worked at the McLaren centre that he would be able to use his knowledge and steal from them.
“He said that he drove there and chose the most expensive vehicle and knew that the keys would be in the car.”
Tarr, of Chertsey, was said to have received death threats over the gambling debt.
He admitted theft and got eight months’ jail, suspended for 18 months, at Guildford crown court.
His barrister, Anne-Marie Critchley, said: “He got into a difficult situation and dealt with it completely inappropriately.”
