Legal way to have abandoned vehicles removed from car park?

[PurpleMoonlight]

I now have two abandoned vehicle on my car park of nine spaces.

One has been there for four weeks and is locked.

One has been there for a week and has been crashed and is unlocked.

I have called the police and they are not reported stolen so they don't care.

I have called the Council and as it's private land they don't care (I get fk all for my £12,000 pa business rates).

So, I need to ascertain the legal process to have them removed privately.

Anyone know please?

[PurpleMoonlight]

ralphrj said:

I think the Council might be shirking their responsibility.

Google shows lots of links to council websites on dealing with an abandoned car on private property.

The answer below was posted on this thread back in 2010. Not sure if the law would have changed since then.

Dwight VanDriver said:

Council want reminding of their powers under Section 3 Refuse Disposal (Amenities) Act 1978:

Where it appears to a local authority that a motor vehicle in their area is abandoned without lawful authority on ANY land in the OPEN AIR or on any other land forming part of a [F1 highway] [ F1 road], it shall be the duty of the authority, subject to the following provisions of this section, to remove the vehicle.
(2) Where it appears to a local authority that the land on which a motor vehicle is abandoned as aforesaid is occupied by any person, the authority shall give him notice . . . F2 that they propose to remove the vehicle in pursuance of subsection (1) above but shall not be entitled to remove it if he objects to the proposal . . . F2 within the prescribed period.

So you have made enquiries of your neighbours to no avail and no body has been to it then it has been abandonded? They serve notice of land owner and if owner not forthcoming they ghave power to remove and deal with.

OR

£2.50 to DVLA with Reg No. Point out problem and ask for last Reg keeper. Put Missd Marples hat on and try and trace current owner.

dvd

That looks interesting, many thanks.

[PurpleMoonlight]

No the car park cannot be locked, it's an office park with 100 odd parking spaces. I have just been unlucky in that both cars have been abandoned on mine.

[PurpleMoonlight]

Devil2575 said:

Do you own the offices or do you rent them?

Rent.

[PurpleMoonlight]

It's a full repairing and insuring lease with the spaces identified in the lease so not the landlords responsibility.

I have no right to park in someone else's spaces and it would be unfair of me to do so.

[PurpleMoonlight]

Devil2575 said:

https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q441.htm

Does this help?

Yes I had found and read that, thanks.

I think trying to persuade the Council that it is in fact their responsibility may be the easiest short term. Looking on the internet some appear to acknowledge that fact, some deny it, and at least one I found offer to do the work for a £50 charge.

It's a farce considering the legislation is the same for all.

[PurpleMoonlight]

The landlord invoices me for the proportion he is invoiced by the managing agents for the whole site. My landlord does not own the whole site.

Good news though, the wrecked MX5 has gone overnight.

[PurpleMoonlight]

There really are some selfish fking cocks in this world.

I left a note taped to the windscreen of the Fiesta stating that if it wasn't removed within 7 days I would report it to the council as abandoned.

I get in this morning and it's moved from the space to across the car park, now taking up two spaces. Both mine.

[PurpleMoonlight]

Lucky you!

I gave them 7 days from last Friday. Even though they are now taking the piss I will honour that and only seek to enforce the Councils obligation on Friday.

[PurpleMoonlight]

btcc123 said:

So this is not an abandoned vehicle as the likely owner has read your 7 day message and moved it to block two of your office car spaces.

My guess it is someone winding you up either from youir company or one of the other companies that have access to the other spaces in the car park.

Well true it's apparently not abandoned but that won't stop me reporting is as such.

[PurpleMoonlight]

Yea.

It's been moved, to someone else's parking space!

The selfish mentality of some people is truly astonishing.