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Vehicle seizure notices

Notices of vehicles seized by the Environment Agency and how to claim them.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 9 February 2017
• Last updated: 30 October 2024 — See all updates

The Environment Agency can seize and impound a vehicle, trailer or mobile plant without a warrant if it suspects:

• waste is being carried without a valid waste carriers licence
• the vehicle has been or is about to be used in an alleged waste crime offence
• the waste duty of care is being or has been breached

When a vehicle is seized the police and the registered keeper will be notified in writing.

To claim the vehicle you must register your claim within 15 working days of the date of the notice. Read the actual seizure notice to find out what documents you need to claim the vehicle.

We may need to keep the seized vehicle and any contents for the duration of an investigation or criminal proceedings.

If the vehicle isn’t claimed, or nobody is entitled to it, we may sell, destroy or dispose of the vehicle and its contents.

If you cannot see any notices listed here then there are no current notices.

Published 9 February 2017
Last updated 30 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 30 October 2024

   Added notice of seizure for AU14 BWH.

2. 25 September 2023

   Added the vehicle seizure notices for JCB excavator 360 and JCB wastemaster 334/L8617.

3. 14 July 2022

   Added notice of seizure for Ford Transit CP54 NTJ.

4. 7 February 2022

   Replaced vehicle seizure notice for registration number CA06 UFS with CA60 UFS.

5. 4 February 2022

   Added vehicle seizure notices for vehicle registrations AE54 AEA, PN06 CCY, YE03 WCG, CA06 UFS, R191 SEL, YJ55 LSE, NV11 WHP and RX06 HXJ.

6. 25 February 2021

   Added vehicle seizure notice for Scania skip loader, registration PN07 JSU.

7. 1 May 2020

   Added vehicle seizure notices for Komatsu 360 excavator and DAF HGV lorry and trailer.

8. 17 March 2020

   Added Hitachi 360 excavator, Zaxis.

9. 13 March 2020

   We have added vehicle seizure notices for a Hyundai excavator, JCB teleporter and two New Holland tractors.

10. 13 January 2020

    We have added notice of seizing vehicle registered EX06 GKV.

11. 15 August 2019

    Added vehicle seizure notice for 2 Doosan Solar 140 LCVs, Hyundai 220 LC9A, Komatsu Shovel and Scania P340.

12. 9 August 2019

    Added vehicle seizure notice for Ford Transit, vehicle registration BF05 YHZ.

13. 31 May 2019

    Added vehicle seizure notice for Ford Transit 115 T350L panel van, registration EO08 RJY.

14. 23 May 2019

    Added vehicle seizure notice for Hino 700 8 wheeler tipper lorry, registration AE11ERX.

15. 15 November 2018

    Added vehicle seizure notices for Ford 125 T350, registration WV03 XGP and Ford panel van, registration CU03 EZK.

16. 9 July 2018

    Removed expired notice for Ford Transit ND53 OBJ.

17. 15 June 2018

    Added vehicle seizure notice for white Ford Transit pick up, registration ND53 OBJ.

18. 20 April 2018

    Added vehicle seizure notice: MT05 CWR - Ford Transit tipper.

19. 5 March 2018

    Added vehicle seizure notice for Ford Transit Tipper 100-T350, registration FV08 GUW.

20. 20 February 2018

    Added vehicle seizure notice for Komatsu WA4705H articulated loading shovel.

21. 7 February 2018

    Added 6 new vehicle seizure notices for: Case excavator, Leyland DAF orange skip loader, Komatsu digger, Leyland DAF skip loader, Leyland DAF 85.340 skip loader and Leyland DAF tipper.

22. 27 December 2017

    Added Vehicle seizure notice for silver Volkswagen Amarok, vehicle registration DC14GKG.

23. 3 November 2017

    Added two vehicle seizure notices for orange Clark fork lift, serial number M265-2085GEF7455 and green Nissan fork lift, serial number M265-2085GEF7455.

24. 19 May 2017

    Added vehicle seizure notice: Fiat Hitachi EX 215.5 360° Track Excavator.

25. 30 March 2017

    New vehicle seizure notice: AY03 FTE.

26. 9 February 2017

    First published.