Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultations she is undertaking with the vehicle recovery sector to support their long term-resilience and their role in policing and road safety.

The Government recognises the vital role vehicle recovery operators play in supporting policing and road safety,

The Government consulted on proposed increases to vehicle disposal fees in May last year. We have considered responses to the proposed changes following the closure of the consultation and are in the process of analysing police data to ensure any revised fee complies with Managing Public Money Guidance. We are prioritising this work and we will engage further with the sector once this process has concluded.

We are aware of industry and policing concerns about the costs of recovery, storage and disposal of electric vehicles. Although consideration of the impacts from electric vehicles were outside of the scope of the previous consultation, we continue to consider next steps for working with police forces and industry to collect evidence on the costs of electric vehicles for potential future consultation.