{"id":7416,"date":"2026-06-30T23:20:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/police-to-get-new-powers-to-destroy-seized-cars-and-bikes-faster\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T23:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:20:44","slug":"police-to-get-new-powers-to-destroy-seized-cars-and-bikes-faster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/police-to-get-new-powers-to-destroy-seized-cars-and-bikes-faster\/","title":{"rendered":"Police to get new powers to destroy seized cars and bikes faster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_dce647\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">EXCLUSIVE: Legislation set to be put in front of MPs on Wednesday will allow police to destroy vehicles seized because of anti-social behaviour (ASB) to destroyed after just a week<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37228874\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police will get greater powers to destroy cars seized because of anti-social behaviour\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37228874.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-31-at-144834.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37228874.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-31-at-144834.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37228874.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-31-at-144834.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37228874.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-31-at-144834.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Police will get greater powers to destroy cars seized because of anti-social behaviour\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Police will get greater powers to destroy cars seized because of anti-social behaviour<cite aria-label=\"Image: Fubar News\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Fubar News)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police will be allowed to destroy nuisance vehicles after just seven days under new powers announced this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Policing minister Sarah Jones told The <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Mirror<\/a> the strict new laws will apply to cars and e-scooters seized because of anti-social behaviour (ASB). Legislation to be put in front of MPs on Wednesday will allow officers to dispose of vehicles quicker &#8211; giving hooligans less time to reclaim them and start offending again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Home Office says it will help tackle so-called car meets, where hundreds of drivers cause misery for neighbours by revving up engines and playing loud music late into the night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ms Jones said:&#8221;People across the country are fed up with off-road bikes tearing through parks, dangerous e-scooters on pavements and the chaos of illegal car meets.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-31152343\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"31152343\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Policing minister Sarah Jones will set out new legislation on Wednesday\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article31152343.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/2_Labour-Conference.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article31152343.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/2_Labour-Conference.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article31152343.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/2_Labour-Conference.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article31152343.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/2_Labour-Conference.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Policing minister Sarah Jones will set out new legislation on Wednesday\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Policing minister Sarah Jones will set out new legislation on Wednesday<cite aria-label=\"Image: Andy Stenning\/Daily Mirror\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Andy Stenning\/Daily Mirror)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThese new powers give the police the tools they need to seize and destroy the vehicles that cause so much disruption to our local communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Under current laws, police must wait 14 days before being able to dispose of a vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jack Cousens, head of roads policy at The AA, said: &#8220;Dangerous and anti-social use of vehicles can bring chaos and danger to local car parks and roads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThe government giving the police more powers to curb activities that continuously aggravate communities is welcome and will hopefully make people think twice before causing a nuisance with their pride and joy.&#8221;<u\/><u\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">And Rebecca Bryant, chief executive of ASB awareness charity Resolve, said: \u201cVehicle-related ASB can have a serious and lasting impact on communities. The dangerous, intimidating or nuisance use of vehicles can make residents feel unsafe, trapped and powerless in their own neighbourhoods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWhere vehicles are being used to cause alarm, harassment or distress, communities rightly expect a swift and visible response. We therefore welcome these measures, which give police quicker and more effective powers to deal with vehicles that are being used anti-socially, and should help give communities confidence that vehicle-related ASB will be taken seriously and dealt with quickly.&#8221;<u\/><u\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It comes during ASB awareness week, designed to warn thugs ahead of the summer. The policing minister said: &#8220;ASB Awareness Week is a timely reminder that tackling this issue is a shared mission. This Government will not stop until every community feels safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/politics\/car-seizure-police-law-asb-37368941\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE: Legislation set to be put in front of MPs on Wednesday will allow police<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-31-at-144834.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}