Police Invite Owners To Claim Impound Vehicles
The Bermuda Police Service are inviting owners of several vehicles presently in the Police Impound to claim and collect them while any vehicle not claimed within twenty one [21] days will be disposed of.
A police spokesperson said, “There are several vehicles presently in the Police Impound at Police Headquarters in Prospect, Devonshire. The available details of each vehicle will be advertised in the local media as well as online starting today, to facilitate collection by the rightful owners.
“For inquiries or to arrange a viewing of any of the vehicles listed please contact the BPS Impound Officer – Constable Lee-Roma Swan on telephone number 247-1454 or alternatively by e-mail on lswan@bps.bm.
“Owners are required to prove ownership prior to any vehicle being released and are encouraged to bring with them the required documentation to prove such ownership.
“The current impound inventory is as follows:
- 6 Cars
- 1 Golf Cart
- 169 Motorcycles
- 7 Motocross Cycles
- 39 Auxiliary Cycles
- 7 Pedal Cycles
- 1 Kayak
“Any vehicle not claimed within twenty one (21) days will be disposed of in accordance with the Police Property Act, 1921.”
Update: The full list of vehicles is here [PDF]
Under what circumstances do you impound a kayak?
Get away vehicle?
No, that would be a jetski.
use your head!
impound lot is also the Police Storage lot..duh!
Good day,
This kayak was found property.
um if its been stolen duh
Why can’t these vehicles be sold at auction which would provide the government with another source of income?
Already does get paid into the Consolidated fund:
Extract from the law:
(a) the property may be returned to the person by whom it was delivered into the possession of the Police or sold by public auction or public tender;
(b) if the property has no value or no real value, it may be disposed of as the Commissioner of Police may direct;
(c) if the property is money, it shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund;
(d) if the property is sold, the proceeds of sale, after deducting any expense incurred in keeping and selling the property and the amount of any compensation paid under subsection(2), shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
Because these items are not the property of the Police! These items are people’s personal property..
If they’re not claimed the are considered abandoned and disposed of; which costs more money, draining the vehicles of fluids, removing hazardous materials etc.
But yet they can dispose of them by drilling holes in them and burying them underground! RIGHT!!!!!!
WHY CAN’T YOU GO TO THE SHOP AND BUY YA OWBN s#!t!! PPL WORK HARD YA FREAK
Although vehicles are impounded by police. They are government property.
Police do not have that option to sell or auction any vehicle.
However, I do understand what you are saying.
Years ago, Police used to hold yearly auctions for abandoned vehicles. I don’t recall when this ended but it’s a shame these vehicles will be scrapped rather than putting some cash back into government coffers.
that’s what they did back in the day after they were not claimed
why do they not need proof of insurance? How will they get the vehicle home?
@ Confused — that’s EXACTLY what I was thinking! Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmmmm
Wonder if there’s a possibility , if unclaimed, for the pedal cycles to instead be (refurbished, if applicable) and donated.
Auction these things off BPS!!! Another man’s trash………..Plus I want a kayak
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REAL FREAK
Whers is your common sense??
Auctioning off these items may cause a potential conflict between the original owner & the new owner should they recognize their old vehicles after the fact. Logical mind would say they should get over it since if they wanted it they would of collected it.. However… We all know that not all work with a logical mind set on this little island.
How much trouble can it be to track down the owner through the VIN number?
Do the phones not work between Prospect & North Street?
Triangle great idea! I’m sure people don’t change their numbers, move, sell vehicles to people who do not licence them in their own name or some people simply no longer want their vehicle…. Fantastic suggestion!!
@ Triangle Drifter: So true, how hard would it be? Aside from that, weren’t there once an auction held at Prospect compound for such items?
A Golf Cart’ – were did they get that’ from – possibly used in a drive by’ lol
7 motocross Bikes – possibly from fools who rode them on the Road unlicenced and uninsured .
The Police should just have a Sale – then put the money to a good cause’