Points 2 Prove
The Ultimate Police Handbook
Interfering with a vehicle
s.9 Criminal Attempts Act 1981
Theft
Definition
(1) A person is guilty of the offence of vehicle interference if he interferes with a motor vehicle or trailer or with anything carried in or on a motor vehicle or trailer with the intention that an offence specified in subsection (2) below shall be committed by himself or some other person.
(2) The offences mentioned in subsection (1) above are -
(a) theft of the motor vehicle or trailer or part of it; (b)theft of anything carried in or on the motor vehicle or trailer; and
(c) an offence under section 12(1) of the Theft Act 1968 (taking and driving away without consent);
and, if it is shown that a person accused of an offence under this section intended that one of those offences should be committed, it is immaterial that it cannot be shown which it was.
(2) The offences mentioned in subsection (1) above are -
(a) theft of the motor vehicle or trailer or part of it; (b)theft of anything carried in or on the motor vehicle or trailer; and
(c) an offence under section 12(1) of the Theft Act 1968 (taking and driving away without consent);
and, if it is shown that a person accused of an offence under this section intended that one of those offences should be committed, it is immaterial that it cannot be shown which it was.
Points to Prove
- Interfere with a motor vehicle or a trailer
- With intent to steal it or take it without owners consent
- With intent to steal it or take it without owners consent
Powers & Punishment
A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine
Offence Type
Charging Codes
CA81001 - Motor Vehicle
CA81002 - Trailer
Crime Recording
PNC Recordable
Crime Report Required