UK Police have been given more powers to seize your vehicle and are not required to give any warning either.
Under the new rules set out under Section 59 which came into force in June of 2026, the Police may stop the driver or rider of a vehicle if they have contravened the law under the road traffic act of 1988.
But in addition if deemed to have been causing alarm, annoyance or a safety concern to anyone else, then the police can immediately seize the vehicle.
It is the combination of road traffic act infringements and the unruly behaviour which gives the Police the powers to seize and giving the driver or rider only seven days to recover their vehicle, after paying a substantial charge for the recovery and storage.
If the vehicle is not claimed within seven days, then it will be disposed of, assuming in a scrapyard or police sale.
The major question for consideration surrounds what the police officers perceive and what evidence they will be required to produce to support the Section 59 action.
Guilty parties will perhaps pray for lack of evidence, whilst innocent parties would welcome any evidence that can support their claims and exonerates them.