I have been watching these and i have 2 main questions. Can the car be scrapped if they still owe money on the car loan? And if the car passes MOT why don't they auction the car off versus scrapping.
The scrapping serves 2 purposes: 1) As an effective punitive punishment 2) So that the criminal cannot repurchase the vehicle at a discount price, and commit more crimes.
They check for loans and liens on the cars and notify the bank the bank will usually pay the fines and take back possession of the vehicle and not even notify the person that got it taken from and prom sell or reload to someone else and that person is still stuck the original loan
Instead of crushing a vehicle (under 20-years-old) that has many valuable parts on it, why not auction them off to dealers willing to part it out? It would be much better for the environment, provide some jobs and save some people a lot of money. Of course, the dealer would have to have certification in some manner so they don't sell broken and/or worn-out parts.
I wish the United States would run plates like this for insurance and valid drivers license. I’ve been hit by two unissued drivers and had to pay both times and they walked away because they gave insurance info that was expired 😢
honestly i think they really need to stop crushing the cars and create a legal market for resale/parts of the cars. i cant imagine used parts are cheap in the uk and this would help people get their vehicles legal if they arent meeting standards because of high repair costs without a cheap parts market not to mention parting out the cars would create a market of labour
In the UK in particular, there are strict regs on determining IF a part is roadworthy or not, worn or not, safe or not. The cost to evaluate and test each part is a lot. And no one, the seller, the buyer, the insurance company, etc want to be held responsible. So, crushing, and getting just a bit for metal value, is the only reasonable course.
I think if i was the owner of that mini on the corner i would have challenged that in court. It did not appear to be blocking anything. If a bus driver says they cannot turn the corner then the corner need double yellow lines or the bus to take another route.
ANPR should be implemented in Australia! All states are under different laws for uninsured unlicensed etc I’ve been hit twice by unlicensed uninsured morons! First accident she was drunk and fled on foot. Second accident uninsured drove against traffic collided both cars drove into my stationary car I was turning right at intersection. I froze closed my eyes braced for impact seconds before seeing two cars rushing toward me. It’s freakin horrible and makes me mad!
Thats crazy that the uk can deprive you of property because you dodnt pay insurance or registration. What if you wanted to tow it to a garage for storage? I get the fines but the car is still personal property
What’s crazy? You break the law and there are consequences, thats normal for any country with laws. Don’t want your car impounded? Then pay your rego/insurance, simple.
I understand the consequences but the consequence is going to court and paying fines, losing your license etc. not losing your property. In the us we have equal protection laws that treat everyone the same for thr same offences. Say you had a $200 honda civic and another had a $80,000 bmw, one is penalized more than the other
@@jmcculloch86 the vehicle is only impounded, you can get your car back, once you pay the fines/fees and start complying with the rules. Same in New Zealand and here in Queensland Australia, if you’re caught driving drunk (and other offences) your car gets impounded.
You have time to rectify the issue and pay the fines before your property is seized instead of just impounded. Rules are rules and if you break or ignore them you pay the consequences.
It is bs that they think they can just do whatever they want with a car after 14 days. So what do they tell the owner if they show up as that is going on
Every cop car and red light camera in Australia has numberplate recognition. I live in a town of 3,000 people yet I doubt that I could dive through the town without getting pinched if my car or my licence was out of date.
Same here, and if there is something wrong, they remove the license plate and the driver will have to get the car picked up by a towtruck themselves. Here they also stop cars with a registered owner that has no drivers license (Often drunk drivers having lost their license) and cars that has been used by people without a drivers license as well. If they get stopped 2 times in X years in the same car, the car will be seized. If you are drunk and above 2.0 (Legal limit is 0.5) The car you drive will be confiscated and sold at auction no matter who the owner is...Can even be a rental.
Why are people so stupid? They claim they have insurance but don't have a license. No insurance company in the world will insure someone to drive without a license. So dumb.
These super hardworking shop guys don't have enough money for a toothbrush and yet these pigs that don't do a f****** thing all day but ride around in their welfare car get paid probably three times as much. It's disgusting.😢
Love this show but you should show these people’s faces on American tv. What the hell we care what they look like…we don’t no any of them here in America
I think they used to do that... but I read somewhere that gangs and other criminals were just buying back the vehicles... they're cheap and they were then using them to commit more crimes. So the laws were changed. I don't remember the exact details, but it was something I hadn't even considered. Also something about making a profit off of seizing cars.
19:17 - Bradley looks only just 16 ! But Soooooo cool with his "standard issue" badass sun shades LOL.
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I have been watching these and i have 2 main questions.
Can the car be scrapped if they still owe money on the car loan?
And if the car passes MOT why don't they auction the car off versus scrapping.
Great questions!
The scrapping serves 2 purposes:
1) As an effective punitive punishment
2) So that the criminal cannot repurchase the vehicle at a discount price, and commit more crimes.
Scrapping a car doesn’t relieve the financial obligations. Just as if you wreck it you still owe the loan.
The owner's loss from scrapping could be equivalent to tens of thousands of dollars, why not just fine them a flat fee? Seems a collosal waste.
They check for loans and liens on the cars and notify the bank the bank will usually pay the fines and take back possession of the vehicle and not even notify the person that got it taken from and prom sell or reload to someone else and that person is still stuck the original loan
Love what Steve said to his wife "What ever you say dear your always right"
Instead of crushing a vehicle (under 20-years-old) that has many valuable parts on it, why not auction them off to dealers willing to part it out? It would be much better for the environment, provide some jobs and save some people a lot of money. Of course, the dealer would have to have certification in some manner so they don't sell broken and/or worn-out parts.
Because it provides an incentive to steal then for someone in the chain.
I wish the United States would run plates like this for insurance and valid drivers license. I’ve been hit by two unissued drivers and had to pay both times and they walked away because they gave insurance info that was expired 😢
EXACTLY!
EXACTLY!
Many cities do run plates automatically from police cars and stationary cameras.
honestly i think they really need to stop crushing the cars and create a legal market for resale/parts of the cars. i cant imagine used parts are cheap in the uk and this would help people get their vehicles legal if they arent meeting standards because of high repair costs without a cheap parts market
not to mention parting out the cars would create a market of labour
ah so this video does at time seem to part out some of the vehicles. it seems mixed here? strange...
In the UK in particular, there are strict regs on determining IF a part is roadworthy or not, worn or not, safe or not. The cost to evaluate and test each part is a lot. And no one, the seller, the buyer, the insurance company, etc want to be held responsible. So, crushing, and getting just a bit for metal value, is the only reasonable course.
The law was sponsored by "Concerned New Car Dealers of UK".
I think if i was the owner of that mini on the corner i would have challenged that in court. It did not appear to be blocking anything. If a bus driver says they cannot turn the corner then the corner need double yellow lines or the bus to take another route.
ANPR should be implemented in Australia! All states are under different laws for uninsured unlicensed etc I’ve been hit twice by unlicensed uninsured morons! First accident she was drunk and fled on foot. Second accident uninsured drove against traffic collided both cars drove into my stationary car I was turning right at intersection. I froze closed my eyes braced for impact seconds before seeing two cars rushing toward me. It’s freakin horrible and makes me mad!
Thats crazy that the uk can deprive you of property because you dodnt pay insurance or registration. What if you wanted to tow it to a garage for storage? I get the fines but the car is still personal property
No insurance your a threat to public
What’s crazy? You break the law and there are consequences, thats normal for any country with laws. Don’t want your car impounded? Then pay your rego/insurance, simple.
I understand the consequences but the consequence is going to court and paying fines, losing your license etc. not losing your property. In the us we have equal protection laws that treat everyone the same for thr same offences. Say you had a $200 honda civic and another had a $80,000 bmw, one is penalized more than the other
@@jmcculloch86 the vehicle is only impounded, you can get your car back, once you pay the fines/fees and start complying with the rules. Same in New Zealand and here in Queensland Australia, if you’re caught driving drunk (and other offences) your car gets impounded.
You have time to rectify the issue and pay the fines before your property is seized instead of just impounded.
Rules are rules and if you break or ignore them you pay the consequences.
This is some 1984 big brother surveillance level tactics.
Good video crew
keep it coming with the videos!
So what is the reason the cops seized his scooter?
Looks like Mini's are GB's biggest traffic offenders
The pound boy's. Be taking it in.
It is bs that they think they can just do whatever they want with a car after 14 days. So what do they tell the owner if they show up as that is going on
by law in the UK if not claimed in 14days the car pound owns it and can crush it
It’s pretty standard across the world it’s normally 14 to 20 days. The owner is notified multiple times normally by particular government agencies.
They don’t THINK they can, they Can.
Car crushers are the breed just below parking agents...
Every cop car and red light camera in Australia has numberplate recognition. I live in a town of 3,000 people yet I doubt that I could dive through the town without getting pinched if my car or my licence was out of date.
Same here, and if there is something wrong, they remove the license plate and the driver will have to get the car picked up by a towtruck themselves.
Here they also stop cars with a registered owner that has no drivers license (Often drunk drivers having lost their license) and cars that has been used by people without a drivers license as well.
If they get stopped 2 times in X years in the same car, the car will be seized.
If you are drunk and above 2.0 (Legal limit is 0.5) The car you drive will be confiscated and sold at auction no matter who the owner is...Can even be a rental.
' pinched ' , brilliant.! My Nan - Nan 45 years ago ( in the UK ) would use that word. It does not get used as much these days.
Not sure where you live but, completely wrong! I live west of Brisbane, no number plate readers here.. few red light cams but bugger all.
As a citizen, I've recovered over 3000 stolen vehicles since 2016 ..
Why are people so stupid? They claim they have insurance but don't have a license. No insurance company in the world will insure someone to drive without a license. So dumb.
These super hardworking shop guys don't have enough money for a toothbrush and yet these pigs that don't do a f****** thing all day but ride around in their welfare car get paid probably three times as much. It's disgusting.😢
Love this show but you should show these people’s faces on American tv. What the hell we care what they look like…we don’t no any of them here in America
What a waste of that mini Cooper, could have sold it and used the $ for other items.
I think they used to do that... but I read somewhere that gangs and other criminals were just buying back the vehicles... they're cheap and they were then using them to commit more crimes. So the laws were changed. I don't remember the exact details, but it was something I hadn't even considered. Also something about making a profit off of seizing cars.
I am all for this type of service. get the cars off the road and save a life.
You guys spoil the videos with the voice distortion
How stupid do.the cops look with their face nappies on.
They look safe
How stupid do you look with your moron mask on?