Harper Shaw — Vehicle Systems Forensics Enquiry

Vehicle Systems Forensics Enquiry

Please complete this form as fully as possible. Your answers will be reviewed by a Harper Shaw vehicle systems forensics consultant who will prepare an examination strategy for your case. All fields marked * are required.

What is the incident type?

Please specify

Describe the incident type

Your contact details and case reference

So Harper Shaw can follow up with you directly and link this enquiry to your case records

Full name *

Organisation / force / firm

Email address *

Phone number

Your case / URN reference

Date of enquiry

Under what authority is the examination being requested?

Select the legal basis for the examination — this is required before any examination can be undertaken

Authority type *

Reference number / order details

What is the vehicle?

Enter as much as is known — make is required, all other fields are optional

Look up by registration

Enter a UK registration to auto-fill vehicle details

✓ Vehicle found — fields populated from DVLA record

You can edit any field below if details need adjusting.

Make *

Model

Year

Trim / Variant

Registration

VIN (if known)

If make not listed — specify here

What data is most important to this investigation?

First tick the data types relevant to your case, then drag to rank them in priority order

Step 1 — Select all that apply

Location historyGPS routes, frequent locations, journey data Vehicle speedPre-crash speed, speed profiles, delta-V Connected devices & associated dataPaired phones, call logs, messages, contacts Vehicle event dataDoor openings, ignition cycles, system events Unique identifiersDevice IDs, VINs, IMEIs, MAC addresses OtherSpecify below

Other data type — specify

Is there anything further you would like us to know?

Please include background and circumstances of the incident, what you are trying to establish, specific questions you need answered, court dates, access restrictions and related exhibits. Please do not include sensitive personal data, intelligence or information not suitable for an unsecured form.

Is the vehicle reported as stolen?

Theft details

Theft method (if known)

Is there any damage to the vehicle?

Include whether it powers on and the extent of damage — this affects the examination approach

Health & safety — electric vehicle risk

Is this an electric or hybrid vehicle?

⚠ Electric / hybrid vehicle — H&S notice

A damaged electric or hybrid vehicle poses significant risks to attending examiners, including high-voltage exposure, thermal runaway, residual charge in the traction battery, and compromised battery management systems. Harper Shaw will not attend a damaged EV without prior confirmation of the H&S status of the traction battery and any isolation measures already in place.

Has the traction battery been isolated or made safe?

EV / battery H&S notes

No damage — vehicle powers on normally

Minor damage — vehicle powers on

Cosmetic or minor structural damage, electricals functioning

Significant damage — unknown if powers on

Moderate to heavy damage, electrical status unclear

Severe damage — does not power on

Heavy collision damage, fire damage, or confirmed electrical failure

Unknown

Damage status not yet assessed

Damage description

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The following questions only need completing if you require Harper Shaw to attend the vehicle in person

If you are submitting an ECU or component for examination, or seeking a remote strategy or telephone advice only, you do not need to complete Q9 to Q12. Select N/A where offered or leave blank.

Where is the vehicle currently stored?

Only required if you would like Harper Shaw to attend and examine the vehicle in person. Provide the full address and postcode of where the vehicle is stored — for example a police compound, garage or salvage yard. Leave blank or select N/A if not attending.

Storage location / address

Postcode

Contact name and number at location

Q10

Do you have the keys for the vehicle?

Key availability determines which examination methods can be used

Yes — keys are with the vehicle

Keys are available at the storage location

Yes — keys are held separately

Keys exist but are stored at a different location

No keys available

Keys not seized, lost or unavailable

Unknown

N/A

Key forensics — important notice

Vehicle keys can hold forensically relevant data. If key examination is being considered, do not re-introduce the key to the vehicle or bring it into proximity — this may overwrite data in the key, the vehicle, or both. Discuss key handling with your Harper Shaw consultant first.

Is examination of key data being considered in this investigation?

Q11

Is there any contamination or hazard within or around the vehicle?

Health & safety — essential for the welfare of the attending examiner

Health & safety — examiner welfare

No known contamination or hazard

Blood or bodily fluids present

Biological contamination. Consider examiner mental health and welfare where the working environment may be traumatic.

Suspected drugs or controlled substances

Vehicle may contain drug paraphernalia or substances

Chemical or hazardous material

Fuel spillage, battery damage or other chemical hazard

Multiple hazards or other

More than one hazard, or a hazard not listed above

N/A

Hazard details

Describe the contamination or hazard

Has the vehicle been made safe or cleaned by SOCO or another agency?

No contamination reported. Harper Shaw will conduct a standard pre-examination safety assessment on arrival.

Q12

Are any other examinations taking place on this vehicle?

e.g. forensic, mechanical or other specialist examination — knowing this helps us sequence and coordinate our work

No other examinations

Other examination(s) planned but not yet carried out

Give details below — we will coordinate access accordingly

Other examination(s) currently in progress

Other examination(s) already completed

Note any findings relevant to our work

N/A

Details of other examinations

Data Notice

The information you provide in this form is collected solely for the purpose of responding to your enquiry and, where instructed, devising an examination strategy for the vehicle or incident described. It will not be shared with third parties except where necessary to fulfil your instruction.

Personal data submitted through this form is handled in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). Harper Shaw Investigation Consultants Ltd is the data controller. Data is retained only for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by law.

If you have any questions about how your data is handled, or wish to request its deletion, please contact us at or 01924 208060. For our full privacy policy visit www.harpershaw.co.uk.

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Vehicle Systems Forensics Enquiry

Client Enquiry Record

Harper Shaw Investigation Consultants Ltd

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Document Reference

VSF-ENQ-1.0

Q1Incident type

Q2Contact details and case reference

Q3Authority for examination

Q4Vehicle

Q5Data priority

Q6Further information

Q7Stolen vehicle

Q8Vehicle damage

Q9Storage location

Q10Keys

Q11Contamination and hazards

Q12Other examinations

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