> Could someone explain to me why the UK government seems fixated on
> crushing cars?! If it really is necessary to confiscate the car, and
> it is in any kind of workable condition, I'd think it would make sense
> to auction it off and use the money as a source of revenue.

It is more of a deterrent to people. The sentimentality attached to the
vehicle gets damaged if it is destroyed. If the vehicle is seized and
sold the same person could purchase it again, and while they may end up
paying more than if they had paid up for the original fines etc, they
still have the item to which the sentiment is attached. This is probably
more especially so when the 'bling' of the vehicle is associated with
the persons position in a criminal underworld. If the vehicle is seized
and crushed it is more damaging in the eyes of their criminal peers than
if they go and buy the vehicle out of the pound.
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