Yeah, the police will win they always do. He'll probably let them keep the car, he's not really bothered, he just wants his stuff in it out of the back. I suppose the fact that they "lost it" for a week before they told him where it was will mean that's my brothers fault too and he'll have to pay a whole weeks extra fees if he wants to get it out because the police didn't know what they'd done with it.

Yes, I understand. He does need to find out why exactly they removed it. I guess what I'm wanting to know is, now that they know the vehicle hadn't been abandoned, and they've checked the stuff out and found out it's legal, do they still expect my brother to pay? No worries if you can't give an accurate answer without knowing more details-I will try and find out some more. Can't do yet as my brother has gone on holiday for a few days-he's basically leaving the car there as he can't afford to get it out, so he'll probably end up losing it as it's costing more and more everyday. The car is only worth a few hundred, but I don't like to think of the police making anything out of it-should they scrap it or sell it or whatever. Not that I know much about what the police do with cars like that, but at the end of the day they do have my brothers property and I assume if it's not claimed they can make money out of it selling it or whatever? Don't like the idea of them getting nearly £300 to release it though either, don't see why they should, I know some of that is storage fees, but they messed him about and didn't tell him where his car was for a week! Guess just make sure you never break down or run out of petrol is the moral of the story! Oh, and he has made a complaint against them, but I don't know if it'll do any good, I mean it seems that always the police just say they had sufficient reason to do something and so the complaint gets dropped.

Sory I thought I had replied that everything is up to date, and he is the registered keeper when I said it was all legal. As far as "are they claiming e.g. 'under common law to safeguard property' or 'under statute Y') will be key"-well no neither of those. Sorry my answer isn't clear for you, or doesn't answer your questions I guess he doesn't know on what grounds they removed it if the fact they thought it was abandoned and had possibly stolen items in the back isn't a sufficient reason. They haven't given a reason they took his car beyond what I've already "repeated".

Thanks for replies. Apparently he left it in a field, or near a field e.g in the gateway, not sure which but it definitely wasn't on the road. They took it because of all the tools in the back it made them think it had been abandoned and the tools could've been stolen. My brother does have a record, but the tools and whatever else he had in it are completely legal. Everything is up to date with the car and legal. They waited a week before they told him where they had put the car. They have apparently been checking through all the tools, presuming they have found they are ok and he can have them back, and want nearly £300 for him to get the car out.

Hello, this is my first post so apologies if I've not posted it in the correct place. my brother got a flat tyre and/or ran out of petrol, not sure which. He left the car parked not obstructing anything overnight. He came to it the next day to find it was gone, reported it stolen to find out the police had taken it -reason, because he'd left tools in the back which he'd just collected that day -he's a mechanic and these are the only tools he has! He was told they'd ring him back and tell him where his car was, they didn't. Finally got through to them and they didn't know what they'd done with his car! Finally found it, and told him where it'd been taken to -all this time it's racking up fees. Was told he has to pay nearly £300 to get it back. He can't actually afford that, and without his tools can't do any work either. can he appeal this, what right did the police have to take his car like this when it wasn't causing any issue? Just because he had tools in the back? Do they just say they "can't find it" so it takes longer and adds up more fees before they find it? Or are they just incompetent? Thanks.