Collaboration or Endorsement? A Closer Look at NVCRP Engagement
Collaboration is a recurring theme in discussions about vehicle crime. Police, insurers, manufacturers, technology providers etc. ... frequently described as...
Car crime
9. Trackers Do More Than Recover Cars
Trackers Preserve Evidence Vehicle trackers are often discussed purely as a theft-recovery tool. Their primary purpose is seen as helping...
8. The Theft to Recovery Timeline
The Longer the Gap, the Harder the Truth Not all stolen vehicle recoveries are alike. A vehicle recovered within days...
7. Investigation – Insurers vs. Police
Vehicle theft claims are rarely accepted without scrutiny by insurers. On the contrary, insurers routinely examine the circumstances of a...
6. The Police (Property) Act:
A route many may never hear about. When police seize property that becomes the subject of competing claims, there is...
5. Moving the Vehicle Along – Disposal
Do Police Hand Vehicles Over Too Quickly? In many recovered vehicle cases, the central issue is not whether police were...
Policy Question: Is Automated Weeding Necessary?
In 2024, Gwent advised having put in place a process that would cause weeding to cease. However: Gwent do not...
4. Police Powers to Seize Do Not Decide Ownership
When police officers seize a vehicle suspected of being stolen, most people assume the matter is legally settled. The vehicle...
FOI Update: “Not Held” and the Question of Process
A Freedom of Information request submitted to Staffordshire Police in July 2025 has raised a broader procedural question about how...
3. Who Helps The Innocent?
Should the Original Police Force Normally Handle the Innocent Purchaser’s Crime? When a stolen vehicle is recovered from an innocent...
