Motability Scheme Cars

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/25/008025/I

 Version Date: 07/08/2025

Please confirm for the last 4 years (1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021, 1 January 2022 - 31 December 2022, 1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023, 1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024) please confirm the number of cars that you have held pending the outcome of a criminal investigation or civil claim belonging to the Motability Scheme.

Please also confirm the average length of time for each year that the cars were held by the police.

The Alliance Roads Policing Department has provided the following information.

Please note that the following figures are for criminal cases only. The Force does not seize vehicles in civil cases.

2021

• 2 seizures
• Average days held - 8

2022

Nil return

2023

• 6 seizures
• Average days held - 55

2024

• 2 seizures
• Average days held - 89