FOI 831-2025 / Aug 2025 / Seized vehicles
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 831-2025
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 8th August 2025. Please find your questions, and the Warwickshire Police responses, set out below:
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:
- The number of vehicles seized by the force from January 1 2024 to August 8 2025
Q1 response: 3346
- This number broken down into the reasons for seizure (e.g. x number of vehicles were seized for driving without insurance, etc...)
Q2 response:
|
Reason |
Total |
|
Sec 165 No insurance |
863 |
|
Sec 29 No tax |
137 |
|
Sec 59 Anti-social driving |
8 |
|
Recoveries (including stolen, abandoned, breakdown, obstruct, RTCs, etc) |
2338 |
|
Grand total |
3346 |
- This number broken down into the outcome of what happened to the vehicles (e.g. x number of vehicles were reclaimed by owners, y number of vehicles were sold or given away etc...)
Q3 response:
|
Outcome |
Total |
|
Vehicles collected by owners/insurance |
2505 |
|
Vehicles disposed of (scrap or auction) |
720 |
|
Vehicles still retained |
121 |
|
Grand total |
3346 |
- A full list of the organisations, companies, or individuals to which these vehicles have been sold/given to
Q4 response: Vehicles are either sold to Wilsons Auctions Ltd or sold as scrap.
Further details of the contract with Wilsons is available within the public domain at the following link:
Sell2 (in-tend.co.uk)
Once the link is accessed enter ‘Warwickshire Police’ in the ‘Organisation’ field and ‘WP22-0013’ in the ‘Contract Ref’ field.
- The number of vehicles sold/given directly to registered asylum seekers
- The number of vehicles sold/given to the Home Office to be used by registered asylum seekers
- The number of vehicles sold/given to the local council to be used by registered asylum seekers
- The number of vehicles sold/given to the Ministry of Defence to be used by registered asylum seekers
Q5 to Q8 response: No information held
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is as accurate as possible.
Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of complaint.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or email the Freedom of Information Unit quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
Freedom of Information Unit
Warwickshire Police
PO Box 4
Leek Wootton
Warwickshire
CV35 7QB