Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM)

Vehicles (such as cars, vans and lorries) are widely available and terrorists have previously gained access to them through a number of means: 

• Owned – a vehicle is under the attacker’s possession

• Borrowed – a vehicle is lent by an unwitting or complicit associate

• Leased – a vehicle is hired from a company, using real or fake documentation

• Stolen – a stationary, unattended (locked or keys in ignition) vehicle is taken

• Hijacked – an occupied vehicle, parked inside or outside a protected area, is seized

For more information, please visit the NPSA (formerly CPNI) website: 

https://www.npsa.gov.uk/hostile-vehicle-mitigation-hvm