Regulation 3 Retention and safe keeping of vehiclesI1
England, Wales and Scotland
After a vehicle has been seized and removed under section 62(1) or 64(4) of the 1994 Act, it shall be passed into and remain in the custody of a police officer or other person authorised under this regulation by the chief officer of the police force for the area in which the vehicle was seized (“the authority”) until —
the authority permit it to be removed from their custody by a person appearing to them to be the person from whom the vehicle was seized or the owner of the vehicle; or
it has been disposed of or destroyed under these Regulations.
While the vehicle is in the custody of the authority, they shall be under a duty to take such steps as are reasonably necessary for its safe keeping.