Not to get political, but that happens here, too, and there's a reason for that. In Canada, we as the public don't ourselves press charges, but if your vehicle is impounded (a good example is a disqualified driver, say a friend, a member of the family, or even a theft since a disqualified driver will trigger an impound). You are perfectly entitled to get that vehicle back before the statutory impound period is over if you didn't authorize them to use the vehicle, but to trigger that proviso, you need to provide a statement to police that the vehicle was taken without your consent - stolen - and they decide whether or not to charge. Otherwise, there is the problem of habitual disqualified drivers just having someone else register their vehicles.