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01/FOI/26/007824/W - Vehicle seizures & defect notices

Request:

1. How many vehicles has your force seized under section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 in each of the last five financial years? Please also provide a breakdown by month for the most recent 12 months you hold.

2. How many vehicle defect rectification notices and prohibition notices has your force issued over the same period, broken down by defect type — for example exhaust or silencer, window tint or glazing, lighting, ride height or suspension, and tyres?

Response:

1.

Jan 2021 to December 2021 – 49

Jan 2022 to December 2022 – 48

Jan 2023 to December 2023 – 39

Jan 2024 to December 2024 – 73

Jan 2025 to December 2025 – 45

Monthly breakdown

Aug 25

Sep 25

Oct 25

Nov 25

Dec 25

Jan 26

Feb 26

Mar 26

Apr 26

May 26

June 26

Jul 26

5

2

3

3

6

1

1

4

10

4

3

13

2.

 

Vehicle Defect (from earliest date recording of TOR being 01/08/25)

Vehicle Defect Type

Exhaust

Glass

Height

Horn

Light

Mirrors

Windscreen Wipers

Aug-25

7

16

0

0

1

0

0

Sep-25

1

4

0

0

2

0

1

Oct-25

2

14

0

0

0

0

1

Nov-25

1

6

0

0

0

0

0

Dec-25

0

5

0

0

2

1

0

Jan-26

4

12

0

0

2

0

0

Feb-26

0

13

0

0

1

0

0

Mar-26

2

7

1

0

2

0

1

Apr-26

0

6

0

2

4

2

0

May-26

0

7

0

0

2

1

0

Jun-26

1

14

0

0

0

1

0

Jul-26

1

7

0

0

1

0

0

Total

19

111

1

2

17

5

3

Please note that police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide information and statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force’s response to your questions should not be used for the comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.