Police donate seized cars to college

College students with donated cars from Dorset Police

A police force has donated seized cars to a local college to help with studies.

Dorset Police gave 10 unclaimed cars to students of Bournemouth and Poole College to help them with their automotive courses.

The force recovers up to 4,000 vehicles each year and this initiative will help re-direct cars from scrap-heaps to the classroom.

Insp Joe Wheable of the Roads Policing Team said officers were “dedicated to working with young drivers and providing essential road safety education”.

Bournemouth and Poole College contacted Dorset Police to explore the possibility of utilising recovered cars to enhance the learning experience for students.

The cars donated included a VW Touran, Ford Fiesta, Hyundai Tucson, Toyota Avensis, Audi A4 and a Chevrolet Tacuma.

Insp Wheable said: “These vehicles have been seized for a number of reasons, such as no licence or no insurance.

“At Dorset Police, we’re dedicated to working with young drivers and providing essential road safety education."

James Hills, the college's director of learning for engineering, said: “It’s really good for the college to partner with Dorset Police as our students get both the variety of vehicles needed to train on and also crucial training links with the police to help keep them safe on the road in their own vehicles."