Dishonest Taking/ Using A Vehicle

Question 0

Define the dishonestly taking/using a vehicle ingredient:

Dishonestly

Answer 0

Without a believe that there was consent or authority from the owner.

Question 1

What are the ingredients for dishonestly taking OR using a vehicle?

Answer 1

Dishonestly

Without claim or right

But not so as to be guilty of theft

Takes
OR
Uses

For any person’s purpose

Any vehicle
OR
Any Ship
OR
Any aircraft
OR
Any part of any vehicle, ship or aircraft
OR
Any horse

Question 2

Define the dishonestly taking/using a vehicle ingredient:

Without claim of right

Answer 2

No belief that the act was lawful

Question 3

Define the dishonestly taking/using a vehicle ingredient:

But not so as to be guilty of theft

Answer 3

Unable to prove an intention to permanently deprive the owner.

Question 4

Define the dishonestly taking/using a vehicle ingredient:
Takes
OR
Uses

Answer 4

Physically takes OR moves the property with no authority whatsoever.

Gains possession or control of the property, but then exceeds authority or conditions given by the owner by using it in any manner.

Question 5

Define the dishonestly taking/using a vehicle ingredient:

For any person’s purpose

Answer 5

For their own or another person’s purpose.

Question 6

Define the dishonestly taking/using a vehicle ingredient:
Any vehicle 
OR
Any ship
OR
Any aircraft
OR
Any part of any vehicle, ship or aircraft
OR
Any horse

Answer 6

A contrivance equipped with wheels, tracks or revolving runners on which it moves or is moved

Any vessel used in navigation, however propelled

Any machine that can deprive support in the atmosphere from the reaction of the air

Any part from a vehicle, ship or aircraft

Any type of horse

Question 7

What are the four areas in which you can make enquiries to determine the ownership of a vehicle?

Answer 7

Physical examination of the vehicle - look for: locks missing, licence doesn’t match registration plates, wof doesn’t match plates, roughly painted

Full interview of driver - the driver must supply full name and address, whether he or she owns the vehicle, name and address of the vehicles owner. Ask questions only the owner would know

Full interview of the passenger - what’s your name and address, who are the driver and or/ owner, what did driver tell you when you got into vehicle, did you take vehicle.

Police information network - NIA, query person, query vehicle

Question 8

What documentation should you complete after a missing vehicle complaint

Answer 8

Offence report and missing vehicle job sheet

Query vehicle, attach details to vehicle

Enter file so vehicle can be entered as stolen

Enter vehicle alert - enter an alert onto the vehicle dossier

258 - summarising what enquiries have been done, details of suspect