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Valet staff take Ferrari for a joyride in Sentosa

A gold-colored Ferrari 458 Italia parked on a street in Shanghai, July 10, 2012. (AFP photo/Peter Parks)

Two valet staff members of a Singapore hotel allegedly took a patron’s Ferrari out for a joyride in Sentosa in the wee hours of Tuesday morning.

Police confirmed that a report on the incident has been filed with them and they are investigating.

According to The Straits Times, at around 2am on 30 April, the valets of Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) were given the keys to a Ferrari 458 automobile owned by 61-year-old retiree Preston, who was out to dine with a friend.

A video showed the valets then driving the car around the RWS premises, going at speeds of up to 80 kmh. This is twice the speed limit on roads in Sentosa, including those in RWS premises.

At 3.30am, Preston returned to the carpark to find his car missing. The car had been parked in front of Hotel Michael and he had given two warnings to valet staff not to move his car.

It is understood the car is not covered by insurance when driven by a valet.

An RWS spokesperson confirmed the hotel has been "made aware of this incident by the guest" and that investigations involving all parties are ongoing.

"We take a serious view on incidents involving guest property and have in place strict policies for outsourced valet staff to follow," said the spokesperson.

The RWS spokesperson clarified that the joyride did not take longer than five minutes.