The Enforcement of Fines and Other Penalties (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

Made15th October 2025

Coming into operation10th November 2025

The Department of Justice makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 23(1), (7) and (8) of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 20161.

Citation and Commencement

1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Enforcement of Fines and Other Penalties (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 and shall come into operation on 10th November 2025.

Amendment of the Enforcement of Fines and Other Penalties Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

2.

The Enforcement of Fines and Other Penalties Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 2 are amended as follows.

3.

In Schedule 3, after paragraph 2, for the table entitled “Table 1”, substitute the following table –

“Table 1- Removal Charges
Vehicle position and condition
Vehicle equal to or less than 3.5 tonnes MAM
Vehicle exceeding 3.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 7.5 tonnes
Vehicle exceeding 7.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 18 tonnes MAM
Vehicle exceeding 18 tonnes MAM
Vehicle on road, upright and not substantially damaged or any two wheeled vehicle whatever its condition or position on or off road
£192
£256
£448
£448
Vehicle excluding a two wheeled vehicle, on road but either not upright or substantially damaged or both
£320
£832
Unladen
£2561
Unladen
£3842
Laden
£3842
Laden
£5763
Vehicle excluding a two wheeled vehicle, off road, upright and not substantially damaged
£256
£512
Unladen
£1281
Unladen
£1921
Laden
£1921
Laden
£2561
Vehicle excluding a two wheeled vehicle, off road but either not upright or substantially damaged or both
£384
£1088
Unladen
£3842
Unladen
£5763
Laden
£5763
Laden
£7684”

Vehicle position and condition	Vehicle equal to or less than 3.5 tonnes MAM	Vehicle exceeding 3.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 7.5 tonnes	Vehicle exceeding 7.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 18 tonnes MAM	Vehicle exceeding 18 tonnes MAM
Vehicle on road, upright and not substantially damaged or any two wheeled vehicle whatever its condition or position on or off road	£192	£256	£448	£448
Vehicle excluding a two wheeled vehicle, on road but either not upright or substantially damaged or both	£320	£832	Unladen £2561	Unladen £3842
Laden £3842	Laden £5763
Vehicle excluding a two wheeled vehicle, off road, upright and not substantially damaged	£256	£512	Unladen £1281	Unladen £1921
Laden £1921	Laden £2561
Vehicle excluding a two wheeled vehicle, off road but either not upright or substantially damaged or both	£384	£1088	Unladen £3842	Unladen £5763
Laden £5763	Laden £7684”

4.

In Schedule 3, after paragraph 5, for the table entitled “Table 2”, substitute the following table–

“Table 2 -Storage Charges
Two wheeled vehicle
Vehicle, not including a two wheeled vehicle, equal to or less than 3.5 tonnes MAM
Vehicle exceeding 3.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 7.5 tonnes MAM
Vehicle exceeding 7.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 18 tonnes MAM
Vehicle exceeding 18 tonnes MAM
£13
£26
£32
£38
£45”

Two wheeled vehicle	Vehicle, not including a two wheeled vehicle, equal to or less than 3.5 tonnes MAM	Vehicle exceeding 3.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 7.5 tonnes MAM	Vehicle exceeding 7.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 18 tonnes MAM	Vehicle exceeding 18 tonnes MAM
£13	£26	£32	£38	£45”

5.

In Schedule 3, after paragraph 6, for the table entitled “Table 3”, substitute the following table–

“Table 3 - Disposal Charges
Two wheeled vehicle
Vehicle, not including a two wheeled vehicle, equal to or less than 3.5 tonnes MAM
Vehicle exceeding 3.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 7.5 tonnes MAM
Vehicle exceeding 7.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 18 tonnes MAM
Vehicle exceeding 18 tonnes MAM
£64
£96
£128
£160
£192”

Two wheeled vehicle	Vehicle, not including a two wheeled vehicle, equal to or less than 3.5 tonnes MAM	Vehicle exceeding 3.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 7.5 tonnes MAM	Vehicle exceeding 7.5 tonnes MAM but equal to or less than 18 tonnes MAM	Vehicle exceeding 18 tonnes MAM
£64	£96	£128	£160	£192”

Transitional provision

6.

Regulations 3, 4 and 5 only have effect in respect of a vehicle seized on or after 10th November 2025

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 15th October 2025

Naomi Long

Minister of Justice

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These regulations uplift the charges that shall be levied in respect of the removal, storage and disposal of vehicles seized under a vehicle seizure order, by amending the charges set out in Schedule 3 to the Enforcement of Fines and Other Penalties Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018.

Regulation 3 amends the statutory charges for removal of a vehicle that has been seized under a vehicle seizure order.

Regulation 4 amends the statutory charges for the storage of a vehicle that has been seized under a vehicle seizure order.

Regulation 5 amends the statutory charges for the disposal of a vehicle that has been seized under a vehicle seizure order.

Regulation 6 provides that the amendments made by regulations 3, 4 and 5 only have effect in respect of a vehicle seized on or after 10th November 2025.