Complex one - taking ownership of an abandoned car

CheesedOff

I don't see a point in crushing a car if someone else can use it and don't see what peoples problem is with taking it. Waste not, want not

i know someone who used to make a decent living from abandoned cars.

aliberry

saw this post on another forum...
http://answers.yahoo.com.au/question/index?qid=20080127102436AAhLZ72

Can I claim an abandoned vehicle and register it in my name legally with no come backs from the last owner?
• 5 months ago

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Yes, if you stick to the following procedure:

Transport the vehicle to a safe place, on private land.

Inform the police that you have done so, giving your name, address and phone number, the registration number and V.I.N. of the vehicle, and the current location of the vehicle.

Contact the D.V.L.A. with the same information.

(The police and the D.V.L.A. will then attempt to find the registered keeper).

If the registered keeper cannot be traced after 30 days, you can legally apply for a V5 in your own name.
• 5 months ago
Source(s):
Been there, done it.

big_gay_kirk

Wig wrote: »

You'd only have been liable for the fines if you applied for V5 before taking possesion of the vehicle, and the fines had landed on the vehicle in the interim period. You could have taken the vehicle before applying for V5, and not been responsible for the fines. However I guess you thought it easier to pay up rather than argue the point.

It was abandond on double yellows....and back then the fines were about ten quid, the car worth about 800.. I just paid up.. it was still a bargain!