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WILTSHIRE  POLICE                                                                        
  
Force Disclosure Unit 
Wiltshire Police HQ  
London Road 
Devizes 
Wiltshire   
Jamie Dixon  
SN10 2DN 
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx 
Tel 101 ext 62005  
 
www.wiltshire.police.uk 
xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xx 
 
 
 Date: 30th April 2021 
Your ref: FOI  
O  
ur ref: FOI 2021 / 383 
 
Reply contact name is: Kerry Merritt 
 
 
Dear Jamie, 
 
I write in connection with your request for information dated 26th April 2021 concerning Wiltshire 
Police Car Seizures. 
 
I am required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to handle all requests in a manner that is 
blind as to the identity and motives of the requestor. Any information released as a response to a 
request is regarded as being published and therefore in the public domain without caveat.  
 
Your request for information has now been considered and  having consulted our  Vehicle 
Recovery Team I am now able to respond as follows. 
 
 
You wrote: 
 
I would like to request the number of vehicles seized by the force in both 2019 and 2020, broken 
down by the reasons for the seizures. 
 
 
 
Our response: 

 
 
INCIDENT TYPE 
2019  2020 
 
ABANDONED VEHICLE 
70 
74 
 
BREAKDOWN 
130 
82 
 
BURNOUT 
23 
14 
 
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE 
SEIZURE 


 
DVLA UK (NO TAX) 
296 
50 
 
NO INSURANCE/DL 
SEIZURE 
916 
931 
 
OBSTRUCTION/DANGER 
82 
73 
 
PACE VEHICLES 
357 
284 
 
POLICE REFORM ACT 
(S59) 


 
 
www.wiltshire.police.uk 



 
RTC 
1490 
1046   
STOLEN 
257 
218 
 
POLICE VEHICLES  
131 
150 
 
TOTAL 
3756 
2929   
 
 
 
I am satisfied that all the relevant information has been passed to me and been considered in the 
light of your request within the time constraints applicable under the legislation. 
 
 
Wiltshire Police would like to thank you for the interest that you have shown in the Force. 
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
 
Kerry Merritt 
Disclosure Decision Maker 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Wiltshire Police offers a re-examination of your case under its review procedure. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Force Disclosure Unit 
Wiltshire Police HQ, London Road, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 2DN 
Telephone 101 ext 62005 
 
 

 
Freedom of Information Request Appeals Procedure 
 
1. 
Who Can Ask for a Review 
 
Any person who has requested information from Wiltshire Police, which has been dealt with under 
the Freedom of Information Act, is entitled to complain and request an internal review, if they are 
dissatisfied with the response they received. 
 
2. 
How to Request a Review 
 
Requests for review of a Freedom of Information request must be made in writing to the: 
Force Disclosure Unit 
Wiltshire Police Headquarters,  
London Road, Devizes,  
Wiltshire,  
SN10 2DN  
 
Email at xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xx.   
 
The reference number, date of the request and details of why the review is being requested must 
be included.  Requests for review should be brought to the attention of the Force Disclosure Unit 
within 20 working days of the Force’s response to the original FoI request. 
 
3. 
Review Procedure 
 
Receipt of a request for review wil  be acknowledged in writing to include confirmation of the 
reasons for the review.  The review wil  be conducted by another Decision Maker, who is 
independent from the original Decision Maker.  The Force Disclosure Unit wil  set a target date for 
a response.  The response wil  be made as soon as is practicable with the intention to complete 
the review within twenty working days.  In more complex cases the review may take up to 40 
working days. 
 
The Independent Decision Maker wil  conduct a review of the handling of the request for 
information and of decisions taken, including decisions taken about where the public interest lies 
in respect of exempt information where applicable. The review enables a re-evaluation of the 
case, taking into account the matters raised by the complaint. 
 
4. 
Conclusion of the Appeal 
On completion of the review the Independent Decision Maker wil  reply to the complainant with 
the result of the review.  If the complainant is stil  dissatisfied following the review they should 
contact the Information Commissioner to make an appeal.  The Information Commissioner can be 
contacted via the following details: 
 
Information Commissioner's Office 
Wycliffe House 
Water Lane 
Wilmslow 
Cheshire 
SK9 5AF 
Tel: 01625 545 700 
Fax: 01625 524 510 
Email: xxxx@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx 
 
 

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