Rowan Atkinson holds the bizarre record for securing Britain's highest-ever car insurance payout after wrapping his ridiculously rare McLaren F1 around a tree in 2011.

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Rowan Atkinson holds the bizarre record for securing Britain's highest-ever car insurance payout after wrapping his ridiculously rare McLaren F1 around a tree in 2011. The actor, best known for playing the bumbling Mr. Bean, lost control of the three-million-dollar supercar and crashed it into a hedge, heavily fracturing his shoulder and completely annihilating the rear of the vehicle. His insurance company spent over a million dollars having specialized mechanics meticulously piece the carbon fiber chassis back together over the course of four weeks. Because the vehicle's market value skyrocketed despite the horrific damage, Atkinson eventually sold the repaired wreckage for twelve million dollars, proving that the rich operate in a totally different reality. If you dent the bumper of your Honda Civic, your premiums double, but if a wealthy comedian totals a hypercar, he somehow turns a massive multi-million dollar profit