Police behaved in cavalier fashion, says AA

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<div class="rxbodyfield" xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:st2="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags2" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word" xmlns:x="urn:www.microsoft.com/excel"><p>Car insurance provider the AA has accused local police of behaving in a &quot;cavalier&quot; fashion following their decision to crush a man&#39;s vehicle despite the fact that the driver had all the necessary documents.</p><p>Father-of-four Mr Booth was stopped on his way to work by police officers who claimed that he was driving without insurance. </p><p>Despite Mr Booth&#39;s protestations that he was fully insured with the AA, the police officers organised for his car to be towed away, leaving Mr Booth with no choice but to walk to work.</p><p>Speaking to local newspaper the Bolton News, Mr Booth said: &quot;The police&#39;s attitude towards me was unbelievable. They said I might have cancelled my [insurance] payments, in which case they would charge me with deception.</p><p>&quot;I asked if I could produce my documents later in the day, but they said my car would be towed away and I was left stranded and had to walk into work,&quot; he fumed.</p><p>In order to regain his vehicle, Mr Booth was told he would have to pay &#163;105 to have it released from the compound and when he could not produce the money within the typical 14-day period, his car was crushed.</p><p>A furious Mr Booth told the Bolton News: &quot;I did nothing wrong - but they crushed my car.&quot;</p><p>Ian Crowder, head of insurance public relations at the AA, confirmed that Mr Booth was indeed fully insured and told the Bolton News that it would be investigating the case.</p><p>&quot;We think the police are behaving in cavalier fashion,&quot; he said. &quot;As far as we can tell he is not in the wrong and he and his family have lost out.&quot;</p><p>A police spokesman promised that a full investigation was also to be launched at their end to establish whether or not the seizure of Mr Booth&#39;s car was lawful or not.</p><p>He also said that officers did not rely solely on information from the motor insurance database since it was not always accurate and because the police had no part in keeping it up-to-date.</p><p>&quot;In 2006, 41,000 vehicles were seized by officers in relation to insurance and licensing offences. Subsequent investigations showed only two of these vehicles were unlawfully seized,&quot; the spokesman concluded.</p><p>uSwitch.com has plenty of information on <a href="http://www.uswitch.com/Car-Insurance/Car-Insurance-In-The-UK.html">car insurance in the UK and can also help you find the right deal. Use our <a href="http://www.uswitch.com/Car- Insurance/Index.aspx">car insurance calculator to find yourself a great deal and apply online today.</p></div>