Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999
10KDisposal of vehicles
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10K Disposal of vehicles (1) The chief police officer may cause an impounded or forfeited vehicle to be offered for sale, by public auction or public tender, in the circumstances prescribed by regulation. (2) The vehicle may be disposed of otherwise than by sale if the chief police officer believes on reasonable grounds that the vehicle has no monetary value or that the proceeds of the sale would be unlikely to exceed the costs of sale. (3) If the vehicle offered for sale is not sold, the chief police officer may dispose of the vehicle otherwise than by sale. (4) A regulation may make provision in relation to the disposal of the proceeds of any such sale, including provisions in relation to entitling people to seek to be paid any proceeds.