Vehicles Seized 2019-2020
Date of request: 26 April 2021
Reference: 565/21
Request
I would to request the number of vehicles seized by the force in both 2019 and 2020, broken down by the reasons for the seizures.
Response
Please find below a breakdown the number of vehicles seized by Avon and Somerset Constabulary in the years 2019 and 2020.
| Incident type | 2019 | 2020 |
| Breakdown | 34 | 31 |
| DVLA FRV (no tax) | 2 | 0 |
| DVLA UK (no tax) | 271 | 189 |
| No insurance/ DL seizure. (section 165) | 2933 | 2915 |
| Obstruction/danger | 843 | 709 |
| PACE | 326 | 333 |
| Police reform act (section 59) | 11 | 12 |
| Police vehicle | 46 | 496 |
| RTC | 2283 | 2100 |
| RTC – serious injury/fatal. | 162 | 153 |
| Stolen | 780 | 726 |
| TOTAL | 9710 | 9684 |