Abandoned and untaxed vehicles
Abandoned vehicle guidelines
Abandoning a vehicle can result in a Fixed Penalty Notice or prosecution. The list below will help you determine if a vehicle is potentially abandoned. Please note these are just indicators, each vehicle will be assessed by an authorised Officer on its own merit and meeting one or more of the above criteria does not definitively indicate abandonment:
- has the vehicle been parked without moving a minimum of 4 weeks?
- are there any flat tyres or removed wheels?
- is the windscreen or any of the windows broken?
- is the vehicle mouldy or rusty?
- is there waste inside the vehicle?
Vehicles that are not classed as abandoned
- if your neighbour has gone on holiday or you are in dispute with them
- if parked across your driveway; this is known as an obstruction
Report an abandoned vehicle
We will ask you for details as listed below. If they are not provided we might not be able to carry out an inspection:
- the exact location
- registration number
- make of the vehicle
- colour
- brief description of the state of the vehicle
