Vehicle seized and how to get it back

DullGreyGuy

Aretnap said:

Emmia said:

Aretnap said:

bluelad1927 said:

Without sounding harsh or sarcastic it sounds like there's a bit more to this than is being told.

Only now are you worried about the value but for the last 7 yrs it hasn't been insured. 

How has it now come to being on a road then to be seized.

And then there's the dogdiest reason ever given for it not being registered  with the correct owner

Also... I'm pretty sure that the police don't routinely seize random vehicles off the street just because they happen to be parked somewhere distance from the address that they're registered at - surely the point of having a vehicle is that people take them away from home? So why did they think that this one was stolen?

The number plate came up as untaxed (which is possible if the plate is also on another vehicle, which hasn't been taxed)? Or belonging to a different type of vehicle than the van in front e.g. potential cloning...

We still don't know why the relative was using a vehicle the OP knew wasn't insured, taxed or MOT'd.

Indeed, but the police (as opposed to the DVLA) wouldn't usually be hugely bothered about an untaxed etc vehicle parked up on the street; they have bigger fish to fry than that. And the OP said "it was seized because the police believed it was stolen since it was 300 miles away from the registered keeper's address...", which suggests that either someone has given him a completely wrong reason for the seizure, or there is a lot more to the story than meets the eye...

Its all going to be highly speculative as we've no idea what happened to the registration... could be the ANPR flagged the reg is on retention and not associated to a vehicle and so also has no insurance and a vehicle with a retained plate thats no way near the holder of the plate all sounds like a thing to be looked at. 

Hoenir

Aretnap said:

Emmia said:

Aretnap said:

bluelad1927 said:

Without sounding harsh or sarcastic it sounds like there's a bit more to this than is being told.

Only now are you worried about the value but for the last 7 yrs it hasn't been insured. 

How has it now come to being on a road then to be seized.

And then there's the dogdiest reason ever given for it not being registered  with the correct owner

Also... I'm pretty sure that the police don't routinely seize random vehicles off the street just because they happen to be parked somewhere distance from the address that they're registered at - surely the point of having a vehicle is that people take them away from home? So why did they think that this one was stolen?

The number plate came up as untaxed (which is possible if the plate is also on another vehicle, which hasn't been taxed)? Or belonging to a different type of vehicle than the van in front e.g. potential cloning...

We still don't know why the relative was using a vehicle the OP knew wasn't insured, taxed or MOT'd.

Indeed, but the police (as opposed to the DVLA) wouldn't usually be hugely bothered about an untaxed etc vehicle parked up on the street; they have bigger fish to fry than that. And the OP said "it was seized because the police believed it was stolen since it was 300 miles away from the registered keeper's address...", which suggests that either someone has given him a completely wrong reason for the seizure, or there is a lot more to the story than meets the eye...

Round here there's a council car with a roof mounted camera. Frequently see untaxed vehicles clamped on residential streets. Uninsured ones etc get lifted onto a low loader and impounded. Around 1.5% of vehicles on the UK's roads are untaxed. 

caprikid1

"We still don't know why the relative was using a vehicle the OP knew wasn't insured, taxed or MOT'd."

I suspect the OP bought the Van as mentioned and decided not to register it in his name for the reasons specified (Silly but we live and learn). The private plate was most likely taken off the van by the previous owner possibly not completing till after the sale hence the situation of the incorrect plate on the Van.

I expect it was parked on a relatives drive for storage. Who after many attempts over the years to get the OP to move the van had enough and moved it onto the street no doubt informing the OP its now on the street. The OP was too slow to move it, most likely weeks not days.

Along comes the police, plate does not match the van , registered keeper uncontactable, van still has value so impound it and that will flush out the owner for a large bunch of fines.

sheramber

Hoenir said:

sheramber said:

eskbanker said:

sheramber said:

How can the vehicle be sold when the registration number on it is not correct?

OP has more urgent matters to address before considering issues associated with selling it later on, not least physically getting hold of it again!

I was referring to

The vehicle will be sent to auction if I can’t prove ownership within 2 weeks

A week to prove ownership then a further week to remove the vehicle from the pound. 

I was repying to eskbanker's post about the OP selling the vehicle in the future.

Your reply is totall out of context.