No. A police officer can stop and search your car and anyone in it, if they reasonably suspect that there is something in the vehicle such as:

  • a weapon
  • a dangerous drug
  • stolen property
  • tools to break into houses or cars
  • something that you plan to use to hurt yourself or somebody else
  • evidence that someone has committed an indictable offence (and this evidence may be hidden or destroyed).

A police officer can also stop and search a vehicle:

  • to arrest someone in the vehicle
  • if they reasonably suspect the vehicle is being used unlawfully
  • if they reasonably suspect that the vehicle is being used by or is in the possession of a participant in a criminal organisation.