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Driving without a licence
Jul 16, 2010
Car seized no licence
I had jus parked my car in front on my house on the road. Then a police car was coming from the opposite direction then suddenly stopped and he came over to where I was standing, he asked the type driving licence, I told him I had a provisional driving licence and previously had a foreign driving licence. I am a registered keeper, the car has MOT and comprehensive insurance cover which he confirmed with the Police HQ database. He asked me to show the drivers licence which I did. He then told that he was impounding my car because I was using a provisional licence and did not display the ''L'' plates Which I normally, and that I should go to the police station with my licence and insurance and pay £150 to the motor vehicle removal company for me to get the card back.
What I do not understand is why he took the car away when :
1. I had parked the vehicle in front of my house, I was away from home.
2. He checked the all the necessary information about the car.
I think this is day light robbery by the Police for them to take the car away and then ask me to pay £150, even after I agreed to pay a fixed paenalty for not displaying the 'L' plate.
My question is was the police officer in order to impound my car just because I am a provisional Drivers licence holder and did not display the 'L' plate ?
What I do not understand is why he took the car away when :
1. I had parked the vehicle in front of my house, I was away from home.
2. He checked the all the necessary information about the car.
I think this is day light robbery by the Police for them to take the car away and then ask me to pay £150, even after I agreed to pay a fixed paenalty for not displaying the 'L' plate.
My question is was the police officer in order to impound my car just because I am a provisional Drivers licence holder and did not display the 'L' plate ?
Category: Driving without a licence
Posted by: patterson
If the car was on a public road or in a public place and it is being used without insurance (having the oppotunity to use it is enough) then the officer can seize it if it is not covered by insurance or if you don't have a proper licence to drive it.
Im afraid the officer was withing his powers to do what he did.