Regulation 5 Removal of vehicles from custodyI1
England, Wales and Scotland
(1)
Subject to section 67(4) and (7) of the 1994 Act and the following provisions of these Regulations, if at any time a person satisfies the authority that he is the person from whom the vehicle was seized the authority shall permit him to remove the vehicle from their custody.
(2)
Paragraph (1) above does not —
(a)
impose a duty on the authority where they reasonably believe that the person referred to is not the owner of the vehicle or authorised by the owner to remove the vehicle; or
(b)
prevent the authority, in those circumstances, from returning the vehicle to its owner.