
2025 No. 168
JusticeRoad Traffic And Vehicles
The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (Retention and Disposal of Seized Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Made 15th October 2025
Coming into operation 10th November 2025
The Department of Justice makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 180C of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and now vested in it .
Citation and Commencement
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (Retention and Disposal of Seized Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 and shall come into operation on 10th November 2025.
Amendment of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (Retention and Disposal of Seized Motor Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
2 
The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (Retention and Disposal of Seized Motor Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 are amended as follows.
3 
In Regulation 6(2), for the table entitled “Table 1 – Regulation 6(2)”, substitute the following table–“
 Table 1 – Regulation 6(2)

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 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 Regulation 6(3), for the table entitled “Table 2 – Regulation 6(3)”, substitute the following table –“
 Table 2 – Regulation 6(3)

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”
Transitional provision
5 
Regulations 3 and 4 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
