Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 120168

Immobilisation of Vehicles

Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

John Grady

LabourGlasgow East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many instances of cars being illegally unclamped have been reported to the Police by the DVLA since 1st March 2025.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency does not hold a record of instances reported to the police. However, since 1 March 2025, just under 28,000 immobilisation devices were unlawfully removed from a vehicle before the wheelclamping company returned to i...

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