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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS BY DEPUTY S.C. FERGUSON OF ST. BRELADE
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 13TH MAY 2008
Question
Will the Minister give:
- the totalcostsof the towingawayofvehiclesfor 2005, 2006 and 2007as instructed by the police andon their account,byyear,
- the totalreimbursements payable byownersofthose vehicles for the same periods
- the amount still outstanding for collection from the ownersofthosevehicles.
- The numberofvehiclestowed away under police instructionsandorders per year for 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Answer
a ) The total costs of the towing away of vehicles for 2005, 2006 and 2007 as instructed by the police and on
their account, by year follows:
2005 £22,405 2006 £27,212 2007 £38,840
- The total reimbursementspayablebyowners of thosevehicles for thesameperiods.
Where a vehicle is involved in a minor traffic accident and the States Police send a recovery vehicle to the scene, the Police are not liable for the cost. The recovery company bills the owner direct.
Vehicles that have been recovered by police after being stolen or sent to DVS for examination are those in respect of which cost recovery has, in the past, not been made from owners. However, following a review of the States of Jersey Police's vehicle recovery policy, it has been identified that current legislation was not being used to its full extent to recover the cost in this category of vehicle recoveries. It was also established that whilst the audit trail under the current system identified and verified each request by police for a vehicle to be recovered, it sometimes did not distinguish the category of recovery and therefore those liable for the cost. As a result, the States of Jersey Police do not have figures available for cost recovery from vehicle owners for the years in question. A new draft police vehicle recovery policy has been developed which will address these issues.
- The amount still outstanding for collection from theownersofthose vehicles.
N o t a vailable for the reasons previously stated.
- The numberofvehiclestowed away under police instructionsandorders per year for 2005, 2006 and 2007 follows:
2005 - 373 2006 - 453 2007 – 647