I know that was my error but was it right for the car to be impounded even though I was in the car and could have driven it away? Thanks for taking your time out to respond to my question

Advice is truly needed on this dilema. I was with my daughter and younger kids this evening my daughter was driving my car I was sitting in the passengers seat. We were stopped by the police - my daughter has a provisional lisence and was not insured to drive my car. I have a full licence and fully comp insurance on my car The police said because my daughter was driving the car the police would have to impound the car and we would have to pay £150 to get the car out. Is this right even though the fully insured car owner was in the car and could have driven it home? my daughter was charged to court and given 6 points on her provisional lisence. Is this the law now that if an uninsured driver is driving a car - the car will be siezed even wtih the owner in the car? Any info would be apprciated and the siad police man was quite nasty to us. Thanks:sad: