Removal of SORN car from in-laws driveway
Discussion
Hello from Australia.
My in laws live in Derbyshire and have reached out for some help because they don’t know what to do. Unfortunately being in Australia there’s not much I can do directly.
My brother in law has abandoned a Mondeo on their driveway and walked away. Apparently he doesn’t have space to keep it.
MOT expired in July 2025 and it’s SORN
He claims he’s tried to sell it but there’s no interest. My in laws don’t have a car anymore so he decided to dump it on their driveway.
He’s now not answering their phone calls.
What options do they have to get it removed? Will a scrap man take it away if it’s not owned by them?
Registration number is FD03WGE
My in laws live in Derbyshire and have reached out for some help because they don’t know what to do. Unfortunately being in Australia there’s not much I can do directly.
My brother in law has abandoned a Mondeo on their driveway and walked away. Apparently he doesn’t have space to keep it.
MOT expired in July 2025 and it’s SORN
He claims he’s tried to sell it but there’s no interest. My in laws don’t have a car anymore so he decided to dump it on their driveway.
He’s now not answering their phone calls.
What options do they have to get it removed? Will a scrap man take it away if it’s not owned by them?
Registration number is FD03WGE
df76 said:
They won't remove it from private property. But if it should get broken into and rolled out into the road.....All above good ideas although whatever they decide to do, I would personally send a recorded delivery letter to the owner of the car saying that he has 2 weeks to remove it otherwise it will be disposed of by whatever means necessary.
Then there can be no come back - it sounds like he doesn’t want it.
Then there can be no come back - it sounds like he doesn’t want it.
sixor8 said:
df76 said:
They won't remove it from private property. But if it should get broken into and rolled out into the road.....
king relationship with the scrap yard. ashenfie said:
sixor8 said:
df76 said:
They won't remove it from private property. But if it should get broken into and rolled out into the road.....
Council action is designed for cars that are just that, nobody knows who's it is or where it's from.I'm just a bit curious -
Between the summer of 2023 and 2024 this car did a staggering 86,904 miles in the space of 12 months.
It jumped up from 74,452 miles to 161,356 miles on the odometer.
What was the use case I wonder?
In any case he knows and everyone else knows that this is a car most likely to be scrapped.
Between the summer of 2023 and 2024 this car did a staggering 86,904 miles in the space of 12 months.
It jumped up from 74,452 miles to 161,356 miles on the odometer.
What was the use case I wonder?
In any case he knows and everyone else knows that this is a car most likely to be scrapped.
EMR a recycling https://emrvehiclerecycling.com/valuation/quote-se...
Will come and collect the car and give you £118 ( if it has ally wheels ) if not a bit less.
If you choose anyone to collect it make sure they are proper registered recycling firms. They will give you their paperwork with the details.
Give them the V5, keep the necessary slip and notify DVLA.
Will come and collect the car and give you £118 ( if it has ally wheels ) if not a bit less.
If you choose anyone to collect it make sure they are proper registered recycling firms. They will give you their paperwork with the details.
Give them the V5, keep the necessary slip and notify DVLA.
Just be careful with some of the advice on here.
You cannot legally scrap a vehicle that isn't yours to scrap, regardless of whether or not the person who has dumped it may be committing any offences.
If your brother in law has instructed you to scrap or sell it or says it is yours to keep, you can do as you wish with it. However, simply failing to respond to communication doesn't mean the car is yours to scrap.
Assuming it's not your car, the correct process to follow here would be to report the vehicle as abandoned to the council. The council will then place a notice on the vehicle and contact the registered keeper who will have a period of time to respond or remove the vehicle, after which the vehicle will be towed and dealt with accordingly.
You cannot legally scrap a vehicle that isn't yours to scrap, regardless of whether or not the person who has dumped it may be committing any offences.
If your brother in law has instructed you to scrap or sell it or says it is yours to keep, you can do as you wish with it. However, simply failing to respond to communication doesn't mean the car is yours to scrap.
Assuming it's not your car, the correct process to follow here would be to report the vehicle as abandoned to the council. The council will then place a notice on the vehicle and contact the registered keeper who will have a period of time to respond or remove the vehicle, after which the vehicle will be towed and dealt with accordingly.
sixor8 said:
df76 said:
They won't remove it from private property. But if it should get broken into and rolled out into the road....."Councils and national park authorities (authorities) must remove abandoned vehicles from:
land in the open air (including private land)
roads (including private roads)"
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