Claim by owner of a vehicle after its disposal
15.—(1) If, after a vehicle has been disposed of by a custodian pursuant to regulation 11, a person claims to have been the owner of the vehicle at the time when it was disposed of and the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are fulfilled, there shall be payable to him by the custodian a sum calculated in accordance with paragraph (3).
(2) The conditions are that—
(a)the person claiming satisfies the custodian that he was the owner of the vehicle at the time it was disposed of; and
(b)the claim is made before the end of the period of one year beginning with the date on which the vehicle was disposed of.
(3) The sum payable under paragraph (1) shall be calculated by deducting from the proceeds of sale the prescribed charges for the removal, storage and disposal of the vehicle.