Dumped car !!!!!
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This is a good one, We have had a car abandoned or dumped in the access road to our business estate, it's been there for about 10 days. We all thought it belonged to someone that worked on the estate but as it's been hit three or four times by the various trucks that come and go without anyone jumping to it's rescue, it must have been dumped.
We call the Police, they take the details and promise to ring us back. They phone back within ten minutes and confirm that it is of no interest to them as it is not stolen or wanted in connection. We tell them that it's in a dangerous position and untaxed and that there is also a few parking tickets inside that don't appear to relate to the car. They say that It's not of interest to them as the car is on a private road and not a public highway. Again we confirm that the car has been repeatedly hit by other vehicles and could be dangerous to people walking close by if these collisions continue. This is what they then said.
1 We are responsible for any damage that is done to the vehicle as we own the estate
2 We are liable for any claim by any person that may be hurt or injured should they be near the car when it is hit again
3 We can't remove the vehicle without the owners consent
4 They can't tell us who the owner is due to the data protection act
5 We should contact the DVLA
6 Should the owner return he would have a case for damaged caused to his vehicle.
It gets worse, We phone the DVLA,
"Allo lovey", ow cann wee ehellpp youuu!" We explain,
" ahh, well there's the problem see, we can find out who the owner is, see, but yu need to write to us see and whist you're writing pet, bung us a check for £19 to cover the search charge would yu now !! oooahh, I foorrgot, it may take a few weeks so don't worry if you don't hear from us for a little while, Is there anything else that I can help yu with poppet, if not I'll say Ta Ta"
So that's what you get when you try to do things the right way, by the book so to speak, yet another example of the arse and elbow world we live in. If you are a victim you're the target, if you are the crim or in this case, the arsewipe that wants someone else to take responsibility for his problem, you get away scot free and even have a chance of being rewarded for your actions............. Fcuking liberal minded, tree hugging law makers are turning this country into a joke
>> Edited by Racing Rod on Friday 13th May 21:25
We call the Police, they take the details and promise to ring us back. They phone back within ten minutes and confirm that it is of no interest to them as it is not stolen or wanted in connection. We tell them that it's in a dangerous position and untaxed and that there is also a few parking tickets inside that don't appear to relate to the car. They say that It's not of interest to them as the car is on a private road and not a public highway. Again we confirm that the car has been repeatedly hit by other vehicles and could be dangerous to people walking close by if these collisions continue. This is what they then said.
1 We are responsible for any damage that is done to the vehicle as we own the estate
2 We are liable for any claim by any person that may be hurt or injured should they be near the car when it is hit again
3 We can't remove the vehicle without the owners consent
4 They can't tell us who the owner is due to the data protection act
5 We should contact the DVLA
6 Should the owner return he would have a case for damaged caused to his vehicle.
It gets worse, We phone the DVLA,
"Allo lovey", ow cann wee ehellpp youuu!" We explain,
" ahh, well there's the problem see, we can find out who the owner is, see, but yu need to write to us see and whist you're writing pet, bung us a check for £19 to cover the search charge would yu now !! oooahh, I foorrgot, it may take a few weeks so don't worry if you don't hear from us for a little while, Is there anything else that I can help yu with poppet, if not I'll say Ta Ta"
So that's what you get when you try to do things the right way, by the book so to speak, yet another example of the arse and elbow world we live in. If you are a victim you're the target, if you are the crim or in this case, the arsewipe that wants someone else to take responsibility for his problem, you get away scot free and even have a chance of being rewarded for your actions............. Fcuking liberal minded, tree hugging law makers are turning this country into a joke
>> Edited by Racing Rod on Friday 13th May 21:25
Local Authority problem Rod.
refer them to Clean Neighbourhood and Environment Act 2005 (wef 7.4.2005)
Section 11 Notice of removal of vehicles
51. This section amends section 3 of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978.
52. Previously under section 3(2) of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978, if a vehicle that appeared to be abandoned was found on private land, a notice had to be served on the occupier of the land; if the occupier did not respond, the local authority had to wait 15 days before removing the vehicle. When the vehicle was on a private driveway, there was no practical problem as the occupier was in a position to confirm whether or not it was abandoned. However, if the vehicle was on a private road, it was difficult to identify the occupier; in those circumstances, some form of notice was often left on the vehicle to alert the owner. The notice at times attracted instances of anti-social behaviour such as vandalism and arson.
53. Subsection (2) removes the requirement to serve a notice on the occupier of land where the vehicle is on a 'road'. The definition of 'road' is as described in paragraph 34, and could include roads that pass through housing estates managed by registered social landlords and other local authority housing estates. This enables vehicles to be removed immediately from any road to which the public has access.
54. Section 3(5) of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 required a local authority to affix a notice to a vehicle 24 hours prior to removal where it was considered to be in such a condition that it ought to be destroyed. There was no definition of what this meant but it could have included vehicles that had parts missing or were burnt out. The 24-hour notice at times attracted instances of anti-social behaviour such as vandalism and arson.
55. Subsection (3) revokes section 3(5) of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978. It enables local authorities to immediately remove any vehicle in such a condition if they think it has been abandoned.
Also go to
www.tinyurl.com/2mt93
scroll down to the form cut and paste and send it off and send it off and send it off.........
DVD
refer them to Clean Neighbourhood and Environment Act 2005 (wef 7.4.2005)
Section 11 Notice of removal of vehicles
51. This section amends section 3 of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978.
52. Previously under section 3(2) of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978, if a vehicle that appeared to be abandoned was found on private land, a notice had to be served on the occupier of the land; if the occupier did not respond, the local authority had to wait 15 days before removing the vehicle. When the vehicle was on a private driveway, there was no practical problem as the occupier was in a position to confirm whether or not it was abandoned. However, if the vehicle was on a private road, it was difficult to identify the occupier; in those circumstances, some form of notice was often left on the vehicle to alert the owner. The notice at times attracted instances of anti-social behaviour such as vandalism and arson.
53. Subsection (2) removes the requirement to serve a notice on the occupier of land where the vehicle is on a 'road'. The definition of 'road' is as described in paragraph 34, and could include roads that pass through housing estates managed by registered social landlords and other local authority housing estates. This enables vehicles to be removed immediately from any road to which the public has access.
54. Section 3(5) of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 required a local authority to affix a notice to a vehicle 24 hours prior to removal where it was considered to be in such a condition that it ought to be destroyed. There was no definition of what this meant but it could have included vehicles that had parts missing or were burnt out. The 24-hour notice at times attracted instances of anti-social behaviour such as vandalism and arson.
55. Subsection (3) revokes section 3(5) of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978. It enables local authorities to immediately remove any vehicle in such a condition if they think it has been abandoned.
Also go to
www.tinyurl.com/2mt93
scroll down to the form cut and paste and send it off and send it off and send it off.........
DVD
Thanks DVD,
That's what I was after, I'd thought of all the other methods of resolving the problem and could have done so with a flick of my fingers, but I wanted to get the authorities to do something for me just once, just this one time, instead of telling me that they can't help because the car has political asylum status as it was once owned by someone somewhere in the third world that we used to sell guns to, who now lives here as they Buggered up their own country, plundered all the wealth, and have a street in east London named after them because they once wrote a poem about freedom.
There was a time when P.C meant Police constable,or even personal computer, now it means "
you normal people"
"oh, to sleep, prehaps to dream"
cheers mate.
That's what I was after, I'd thought of all the other methods of resolving the problem and could have done so with a flick of my fingers, but I wanted to get the authorities to do something for me just once, just this one time, instead of telling me that they can't help because the car has political asylum status as it was once owned by someone somewhere in the third world that we used to sell guns to, who now lives here as they Buggered up their own country, plundered all the wealth, and have a street in east London named after them because they once wrote a poem about freedom.
There was a time when P.C meant Police constable,or even personal computer, now it means "
you normal people" "oh, to sleep, prehaps to dream"
cheers mate.
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