Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 15421

Parking Offences

Tabled: 21 November 2024

Answered: 26 November 2024

Named Day

Question

Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department issues on the powers available to (a) local authorities and (b) the police to (i) remove and (ii) seize a vehicle parked on a public highway that does not have valid insurance.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood

The Government takes uninsured driving very seriously and is determined to see a reduction in this offence. Since 2005, the police have had the power to seize vehicles that are being driven without insurance and as of 2020, two million vehicles had been s...

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