The Road User Charging (Charges and Penalty Charges) (London) Regulations 2001

Power to remove vehicles

12.—(1) As mentioned in paragraph (2), a charging scheme may make provision for any case where an authorised person has reason to believe that in respect of a motor vehicle which is stationary on a road in a charging area—

(a) the vehicle is being used or kept on that road in contravention of the scheme;

(b) there are such number of penalty charges outstanding with respect to the vehicle as may be specified in that behalf in the scheme; or

(c) an immobilisation device has been fixed to the vehicle in accordance with regulation 10 and the outstanding penalty charges have not been paid in accordance with regulation 11,

and that such other circumstances apply as may be specified in the scheme.

(2) A charging scheme may provide that, in such a case, the authorised person or a person acting under his direction, may remove the vehicle and deliver it to the charging authority or to a person authorised by that authority to keep vehicles so removed.

(3) A vehicle removed by virtue of paragraph (2) may be driven, towed or removed by an authorised person, or a person acting under his direction, by such means as are reasonable in the circumstances and any necessary steps may be taken in relation to the vehicle in order to facilitate its removal.

(4) The contents of a vehicle removed by virtue of this regulation may be removed by an authorised person, or a person acting under his direction, from the vehicle where—

(a) it is reasonable to do so to facilitate removal of the vehicle;

(b) there is good reason for storing them at a different place from the vehicle; or

(c) their condition requires them to be disposed of without delay.