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Parking Offences

Commons · Question 15420 · Tabled 21 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 26 Nov 2024

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Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department issues on the powers available to (a) local authorities and (b) the police to (i) remove and (ii) seize a vehicle parked on a public highway that does not have a valid MOT.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 26 Nov 2024

The Department for Transport does not issue such guidance. The police can check if a vehicle has a valid MOT by using Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras and conducting random stops, and they are able to seize a vehicle without a valid MOT. ...