FOI 0877-2024/25 Seized Vehicles
Request
Please may you provide me with:
Q1. The number of vehicles seized or impounded by the police in 2024, broken down by calendar month.
Q2. The number of seized or impounded vehicles that were returned to owners, broken down by calendar month.
Q3. The number of seized or impounded vehicles sold at auction or destroyed, broken down by calendar month.
Q4. The reasoning behind each of these seizures, broken down by calendar month.
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Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of vehicles seized or impounded by the police in the period 1 January to 31 December 2024, broken down by calendar month.
|
Calendar Month |
Total |
|
Jan |
261 |
|
Feb |
339 |
|
Mar |
351 |
|
Apr |
381 |
|
May |
359 |
|
Jun |
339 |
|
Jul |
394 |
|
Aug |
378 |
|
Sep |
321 |
|
Oct |
354 |
|
Nov |
380 |
|
Dec |
359 |
|
Total |
4216 |
Q2. Please see the table below showing the number of seized or impounded vehicles which were ‘collected’, broken down by calendar month.
|
Calendar Month |
Total |
|
Jan |
243 |
|
Feb |
261 |
|
Mar |
270 |
|
Apr |
305 |
|
May |
289 |
|
Jun |
253 |
|
Jul |
305 |
|
Aug |
276 |
|
Sep |
265 |
|
Oct |
263 |
|
Nov |
286 |
|
Dec |
274 |
|
Total |
3290 |
Q3. Please see the table below showing the number destroyed and sold at auction, broken down by calendar month. Please note that the figures for December 2024 are not yet finalised.
|
Calendar Month |
Destroyed |
Auctioned |
|
Jan |
63 |
8 |
|
Feb |
90 |
19 |
|
Mar |
60 |
9 |
|
Apr |
79 |
12 |
|
May |
41 |
17 |
|
Jun |
65 |
20 |
|
Jul |
54 |
12 |
|
Aug |
53 |
14 |
|
Sep |
41 |
23 |
|
Oct |
85 |
21 |
|
Nov |
42 |
12 |
|
Dec |
|
|
Q4. Please see the table below showing a breakdown of the reasons for the seizures, broken down by calendar month.
|
Reason for seizure |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total |
|
ABANDONED VEHICLE |
8 |
16 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
17 |
19 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
166 |
|
BREAKDOWN |
2 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
5 |
50 |
|
|
BURNOUT |
5 |
2 |
- |
3 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
34 |
|
CRIME |
13 |
22 |
23 |
25 |
36 |
35 |
36 |
42 |
28 |
27 |
30 |
30 |
347 |
|
CUSTOMS & EXCISE SEIZURE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
|
DVLA FRV (NO TAX) |
- |
- |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
9 |
|
DVLA UK (NO TAX) |
24 |
24 |
20 |
24 |
16 |
17 |
15 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
11 |
14 |
201 |
|
HUNTING ACT |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
|
MENTAL HEALTH |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
|
NO LICENCE |
11 |
11 |
23 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
18 |
22 |
10 |
159 |
|
OWNERS REQUEST BREAKDOWN |
1 |
2 |
2 |
- |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
2 |
- |
14 |
|
OWNERS REQUEST RTC |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
40 |
|
PACE |
- |
1 |
- |
2 |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
|
POLICE REFORM ACT |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
|
|
POLICE VEHICLE |
7 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
- |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
34 |
|
RTC |
83 |
113 |
102 |
115 |
109 |
124 |
138 |
109 |
130 |
133 |
141 |
143 |
1440 |
|
RTC - SERIOUS INJURY/FATAL |
9 |
13 |
15 |
28 |
29 |
42 |
27 |
29 |
18 |
19 |
22 |
19 |
270 |
|
STOLEN |
14 |
15 |
17 |
31 |
25 |
22 |
34 |
38 |
31 |
28 |
24 |
35 |
314 |
|
UNINSURED |
81 |
111 |
124 |
108 |
101 |
49 |
95 |
112 |
69 |
81 |
93 |
83 |
1107 |
|
Total |
261 |
339 |
351 |
381 |
359 |
339 |
394 |
378 |
321 |
354 |
380 |
359 |
4216 |
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