Can I remove anything from my car that has been repossessed by the police

My car was taken to a holding complex where the recovery truck takes cars called in by the police. I have things in the car that I want back because I don't have the money to get the car back. I was told that the car is now the property of the DVLA and I could not remove anything from the car, it will all be scraped next week. Is this true that I can't take my things out before they scrap it? Someone please advise