Open consultation

Amends to legislation on vehicle removal, storage and disposal

• From: Home Office
• Published: 28 May 2025
• Last updated: 29 May 2025 — See all updates

Summary

We are consulting on amendments to secondary legislation on the police removal, storage and disposal of vehicles.

This consultation closes at
11:59pm on 8 July 2025

Consultation description

This consultation sets out the government’s proposals to amend secondary legislation to reduce the disposal timeframes for seized vehicles. The objective is to allow the police to quickly dispose of vehicles which are used in an anti-social manner to deliver swift justice and prevent reoffending.

It is aimed at groups and individuals impacted, or representing the interests of those impacted, by the removal, storage and disposal vehicle recovery charges, including but not limited to:

• the public
• representatives of victims
• the police
• vehicle recovery operators and associated bodies

Documents

Amendments to secondary legislation on the police removal, storage and disposal of vehicles (accessible)

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Amendments to secondary legislation on the police removal, storage and disposal of vehicles

PDF, 338 KB, 27 pages

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Vehicle recovery options assessment: amends to police vehicle recovery legislation (accessible)

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Vehicle recovery options assessment: amends to police vehicle recovery legislation

PDF, 14.4 MB, 34 pages

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Ways to respond

Respond online

or

Email to:

Vehicle_Recovery@homeoffice.gov.uk

Write to:

Vehicle Recovery Consultation
Police Powers Unit
Policing Policy Directorate
Public Safety Group
Home Office
6th Floor Fry Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

Published 28 May 2025

Last updated 29 May 2025 + show all updates

1. 29 May 2025

   Added the Vehicle Recovery Options Assessment.

2. 28 May 2025

   First published.