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A garage worker wrecked a client’s £200,000 Ferrari after he took the supercar for a spin on the road to “put it through its paces” following an MOT. The Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, which has a top speed of 196mph, was being driven by a road tester from a local MOT centre when it smashed into a lamppost and flew over a two-foot wall into the middle of a roundabout. The dark blue vehicle, 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 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. More