Police seized my car, NOT MY FAULT, cost me £150 - please help!

grant_uk

Johno100 wrote: »

Well if it needed moving in a hurry, then push it!

Hmm... not sure that's always a reasonable option.

Johno100 wrote: »

I wouldn't be so sure about that.

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2010/11/23/west-midlands-police-pay-out-1-3m-for-breakdown-tip-offs/

Fair enough, although I doubt your average officer on the beat is thinking about the £25 kickback the force might get when they call a tow-truck in. They just want the car away. If there has possibly been a crime involved, then I can well see towing it as a matter of procedure.

Johno100 wrote: »

Did you look at making a claim for the fee on your home insurance as it was a consequence of the break-in?

Yes we did, but there's a good chance one of our doors wasn't locked, as the handle on it is dodgy and can feel as though it's locked when it isn't. There was no forced entry, so we decided that a claim was probably not a good idea. The car was the main thing they were after so they could drive away a load of other stolen property they'd nicked from a house round the corner. We got off pretty lightly, considering.