Decision to Destroy a Vehicle Held in Custody

The Municipal Executive of Wassenaar has decided to destroy the impounded vehicle with license plate number VN-882-X, 

Whereas:

  1. On February 14, 2026, the municipal council adopted a resolution to impose administrative coercion, ordering the removal of the vehicle with license plate number VN-882-X, a Peugeot, white in color, from the public road in Wassenaar, pursuant to a decision to impose administrative coercion under Article 125 of the Municipalities Act, Article 5:21 of the General Administrative Law Act, and Article 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1994; 
  2. On February 14, 2026, the vehicle was lawfully transferred to the municipal impound lot operated by the towing company BRL in Leiden and was impounded there pursuant to the decision to impose an administrative coercive measure;
  3. The owner has had a reasonable period of 13 weeks to pick up the vehicle, and that period has now expired;
  4. Article 5:30 of the General Administrative Law Act (Awb) grants the administrative body that imposed the administrative coercive measure the authority to proceed with the sale or destruction of the impounded and stored vehicle after the 13-week period has expired;
  5. The destruction of the vehicle is proportionate because the appraisal showed that the vehicle no longer has any economic value and selling it would not be cost-effective.
  6. Since the statutory storage period has expired, scrapping the vehicle is the most appropriate course of action;
  7. The destruction will take place within two weeks of the date of this decision.

Whereas:

  • Article 125 of the Municipalities Act;
  • Sections 5:5, 5:21, and following of the General Administrative Law Act;
  • the 1994 Road Traffic Act and regulations based on it;
  • the Wassenaar Towing Ordinance;

Decision:

  1. To proceed with the destruction of the impounded vehicle with license plate number VN-882-X within two weeks of the date of this decision;
  2. To entrust the implementation of this decision to the designated implementing party;
  3. To determine that any revenues or expenses are settled in accordance with applicable regulations;
  4. To publish this decision in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Objection/Interim Relief

Do you disagree with this decision? If so, you may file an appeal within six weeks of the date this decision was sent to:

The Municipal Executive of Wassenaar, Postbus . Postbus , 2240 AL Wassenaar. 

The contents of the objection:

  1. The appeal must be signed;
  2. The appeal must include at least the following:
  • Your name;
  • Your address;
  • Your date;
  • The grounds for the objection and reference to this decision;

Filing an objection does not suspend the effect of the decision. The general rule is that a decision takes effect immediately; it can be enforced right away. If you do not want this to happen and have filed an objection or appeal, you may submit a request for provisional relief to the Judge for Provisional Relief at the District Court of The Hague, Administrative Law Division, Postbus . Postbus , 2500 EH The Hague. You will be required to pay a court filing fee for this.