Regulation 15 Taking possession of a vehicleI1

England and Wales

(1)

A person (“the claimant”) may take possession of a vehicle (with its contents) which has been removed and delivered to a custodian and has not been disposed of under regulation 13, if the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are satisfied.

(2)

The conditions are that—

(a)

the claimant satisfies the custodian that he is the owner of the vehicle or that he is authorised by the owner to take possession of the vehicle;

(b)

all outstanding penalty charges in respect of the vehicle are paid to the charging authority; and

(c)

any penalty charges imposed by the charging scheme in respect of the removal, storage or release from storage of the vehicle are paid.

(3)

On giving the claimant possession of a vehicle pursuant to this regulation, the charging authority or custodian shall give the claimant a statement of the right of the owner (or the person in charge of the vehicle at the time it was immobilised or, where it was not immobilised, it was removed) to appeal pursuant to regulations made by the Lord Chancellor under paragraphs 12(3) and 28 of Schedule 23 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999, of the steps to be taken in order to appeal and of the address to which representations made as mentioned in those Regulations should be sent.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 15 in force at 16.7.2001, see reg. 1