Abandoned Vehicles - DVLA Removal Timescale

[AMG01]

Not sure if this is the correct section, but how long after reporting vehicles that are untaxed and don't have a MOT can you expect for them to be removed? The 3 cars in question have been untaxed and no MOT since the beginning of 2014 and have been lying for at least a year. I reported them to the DVLA over the summer and they are still in place? Have reported them to the Council but they say its a DVLA matter.

[anonymous-user]

AMG01 said:

Not sure if this is the correct section, but how long after reporting vehicles that are untaxed and don't have a MOT can you expect for them to be removed? The 3 cars in question have been untaxed and no MOT since the beginning of 2014 and have been lying for at least a year. I reported them to the DVLA over the summer and they are still in place? Have reported them to the Council but they say its a DVLA matter.

Not sure it's a DVLA issue. I had one of these, reported it to local authority and they had it removed.

[mph1977]

AMG01 said:

Not sure if this is the correct section, but how long after reporting vehicles that are untaxed and don't have a MOT can you expect for them to be removed? The 3 cars in question have been untaxed and no MOT since the beginning of 2014 and have been lying for at least a year. I reported them to the DVLA over the summer and they are still in place? Have reported them to the Council but they say its a DVLA matter.

untaxed cars are a DVLA issue

abandoned / fly tipped cars area council /EHO issue

if this revolves dealing with phone drones in a call centre , they will be reading off a script and the script will bat complaints about untaxed cars to the DVLA, ...

[mgtony]

What he ^^ said. Have a look at your council website, mine has a 'Report an abandoned vehicle' page to email them on.

[randlemarcus]

Are you absolutely sure that all three havent started leaking fuel on the road? That should hasten matters if they have.

[AMG01]

Thanks for all the feedback contacted Glasgow City Council back in July and they responded,'On completing a site inspection the vehicle was found to be secure, and in fair condition and does not meet our legislative criteria for abandoned vehicles. However as vehicle is untaxed I have passed on the vehicle details to the contractor for Dvla to enable them to clamp and remove vehicle.' I also then reported them to the DVLA and no progress, kinda stuck where to take it. Vehicles have all been lying for at least a year.

[Adrian E]

DVLA have contracted this out. In my experience if it's outside a major urban centre (and therefore likely to be a fair distance from the pound the contractor is based around) it's not worth their effort to come and stick a clamp on it/take it away for the fee they earn for doing it.

I have personal experience of this, and live pretty much smack bang in the middle of 2 contractor's premises. Neither are interested as it's a 30+ mile drive to come and see the vehicle.

Your best bet is to repeatedly report it on a weekly basis. Then ring DVLA and after they've tried to fob you off with automated messages/filling an online form out you may get to speak to a human being who can look at the failure to deal with the reports.

Alternatively, if the vehicles are clearly entirely worthless and dumped, over a period of time they may become vandalised/decrepit enough for a repeat effort with the local authority to be more successful.

[AMG01]

Having emailed Glasgow City Council detailing the abandoned cars, a letter appeared on all three cars from Glasgow City Council on the 19th November giving the owners 24hrs to remove them. They didn't and all three were removed yesterday morning by the Council, rather sadly, I am delighted.