Abandoned Cars.

[dazzy_deff]

Car in my cul de sac been abandoned. Hasnt moved for months. Checked road tax today and it expired in August 2011. Tyres are now flat and its an invite for kids to vandalise. Its parked next to mine which Im not liking. Should I just phone the police and report it or whats the script?

[StandFree1982]

Car in my cul de sac been abandoned. Hasnt moved for months. Checked road tax today and it expired in August 2011. Tyres are now flat and its an invite for kids to vandalise. Its parked next to mine which Im not liking. Should I just phone the police and report it or whats the script?

Steal it

[Crossbow]

Had similar thing happen a few years back, reported car to police in case it had been pinched and abandoned - owner working abroad.

 

May well be the same situation but the police will know its last registered keeper and can check if they can be bothered and if it has stolen then that will make an insurance company somewhere slightly happier.

[dazzy_deff]

Had similar thing happen a few years back, reported car to police in case it had been pinched and abandoned - owner working abroad.

 

May well be the same situation but the police will know its last registered keeper and can check if they can be bothered and if it has stolen then that will make an insurance company somewhere slightly happier.

Aye ive phoned and reported it so the lassie was going to run some checks, if it was stolen, the police would take it away. If not, it gets passed onto the council. They will tow it away if it isnt SORN'ed. Its more the fact its an invite for kids to wreck that is worrying me. My car is parked next to it so mine might end up getting damaged.

[Scarface]

You could phone yer local scrappy, he'll tow it away a few hours later,

[K-9]

Cars abandoned as such usually get moved off quicker after someone sets them alight.

[dazzy_deff]

Cars abandoned as such usually get moved off quicker after someone sets them alight.

Thats what im worried about. If I go offshore then kids torch it, mine is in the firing line.

[Dandyesque]

You could phone yer local scrappy, he'll tow it away a few hours later,

[Stoney]

Dazzy, car outside my work sat here for over 7 months after the tax expired. On a main road broken windows the lot. Only reason it moved in the end is because they are digging up the road for gas works outside the academy

 

If you dont phone it could just sit there forever.

[dazzy_deff]

Dazzy, car outside my work sat here for over 7 months after the tax expired. On a main road broken windows the lot. Only reason it moved in the end is because they are digging up the road for gas works outside the academy

 

If you dont phone it could just sit there forever.

ye thats what I thought. Phoned yesterday so they said give it 10 days, if its still there, phone back and chase up.

[s1dnk]

ye thats what I thought. Phoned yesterday so they said give it 10 days, if its still there, phone back and chase up.

That means you'll have to chase it up, nobody seems to do anything nowadays without getting chased!

 

Anyway thought abandoned cars well all the rage down Tilly

[redzrool]

ye thats what I thought. Phoned yesterday so they said give it 10 days, if its still there, phone back and chase up.

 

well good luck with that, what a farce trying to get an abandoned vehicle shifted, one "appeared" overnight on double yellow lines directly across from my work, trucks couldnt get in as it was in the way, so after 3 days of fucking about shunting trucks i decided to call plod. they would look into it i was told but couldnt do anything if it was there less than 7 days, so on day 7 i called back, they were still going to look into it, long story short, it sat there for 8 fucking weeks,

council and police totally hopeless,

can of unleaded and a scottish bluebell is the way forward, (move your car first though) :-)

[Ke1t]

well good luck with that, what a farce trying to get an abandoned vehicle shifted, one "appeared" overnight on double yellow lines directly across from my work, trucks couldnt get in as it was in the way, so after 3 days of fucking about shunting trucks i decided to call plod. they would look into it i was told but couldnt do anything if it was there less than 7 days, so on day 7 i called back, they were still going to look into it, long story short, it sat there for 8 fucking weeks,

council and police totally hopeless,

can of unleaded and a scottish bluebell is the way forward, (move your car first though) :-)

 

You don't have forklifts at your work?

 

If that was blocking access to my property it wouldn't be there for more than a couple of hours before I had it towed to the scrappy. Abandoned or not.

[dazzy_deff]

That means you'll have to chase it up, nobody seems to do anything nowadays without getting chased!

 

Anyway thought abandoned cars well all the rage down Tilly

council have been this afternoon and put an intention to remove notice in the windows. Saying if nobody has contacted them within 24 hours it will be towed away.

 

Tilly? Wash your mouth out young man!!

[Terrorfex]

You should've reported it as a "suspicious vehicle". That'll get The Powers That Be moving sharpish.