Archive: Impounded Vehicles Returned
Vehicle restored free of charge following discovery of 5kg of cocaine
This European company, represented by Millicent Dooher, had a vehicle seized following 5kg of cocaine being found in the vehicle. Following representations by Millicent, Border Force agreed to restore the vehicle free of charge to the Company.
Tractor/Trailer with £millions of drugs seized by Border Force; Recovered for innocent owner by SBC.
Our client, a major Netherlands hauler, instructed SBC to seek to recover their tractor unit and trailer from Border Force/HMRC after it was found to have concealed within it a large quantity of Class A drugs. Simon Clarke was able to demonstrate that the rightful owner could not have possibly […]
Seized Vehicle Restored Free of Charge Following Smuggling of Cigarettes
Millicent Dooher submitted a restoration application for this Company whose vehicle was seized following unpaid duty on cigarettes. Border Force agreed to restore the vehicle, free of charge to the Company in the circumstances and were satisfied that the Company had taken reasonable steps in preventing the smuggling of excise […]
Impounded Vehicle Restored by Traffic Commissioner at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry.
This Company had their vehicle impounded by the DVSA for use without an Operator’s Licence. The Company maintained that they had been operating under the recovery exemption, and notwithstanding the exemption, their previous encounters with the DVSA had confirmed this. Ultimately, the Traffic Commissioner found that they were operating outside […]
Vehicle Containing 140kg of Concealed Class A and B drugs, Restored to Owner Free of Charge
Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this company following a vehicle seizure by Border Force after the discovery of 120kg of Class A and 20kg of Class B drugs concealed in the trailer. Border Force accepted that the owner of the trailer had no knowledge of the concealment and had taken all […]
Vehicle Restored Free of Charge After Almost £2,000,000.00 of Excise Goods found in vehicle.
Millicent Dooher made written representations to Border Force following the seizure of a vehicle with almost £2,000,000.00 of excise goods (cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco) found within the vehicle. Border Force offered to restore the vehicle for £61,000.00. Millicent made an application to review this decision and Border Force then […]
Vehicle Carrying 11kg of class A Drugs Returned to Owner Without charge
This vehicle was seized by Border Force officers following the discovery of 11 kgs of Cocaine within the cargo. Representations were made by Millicent Dooher for the restoration of the vehicle to the owner. Border Force were persuaded that the owner had done what was required of him in ensuring […]
Border Force Return Detained Vehicle Without Penalty
A European hire company hired out a truck to hauliers which was detailed by border force. Smith Bowyer Clarke argued that the vehicle be returned to its rightful owners, the hire company, as they were not complicit in the reasons for the stop and had acted with due diligence when […]
Smith Bowyer Clarke Recover Truck for European Operator
Border force detained our client’s truck worth €125,000 owing to a suspicion that it was involved in smuggling. Smith Bowyer Clarke argued that despite the fact the company had taken steps to enforce training, the driver had ignored direct instructions. The detained truck was released.
Vehicle Restored Free of Charge Following Discovery of a Concealment of 35kg of Cocaine
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this client following the discovery by Border Force of 35kgs of controlled drugs within the vehicle and the seizure of the truck. The owner of the vehicle had leased the truck and trailer to another company and had not been aware of the controlled drugs. Written […]
