Council destroyed my car full of belongings

NeilF3485

I thought that the police/council usually put a notice on a car for a few days (a week or so?) saying that it's abandoned and will be removed rather than just rocking up and taking any old car which someone reports?

I don't get on with my ex girlfriend, think I might report her car abandoned on her drive and see if they take it

peachyprice

mummyplus3 wrote: »

The council said it was reported as abandoned on the road at my old property which had on road parking. We have moved house recently and moved the car onto an off road marked parking space which is where the car was taken from.

I don't have legal cover on my car insurance its only 3rd party F&T although I am going to ring them shortly to cancel the insurance lol! :rotfl:

Was it also taxed and MOT'd?

It's outrageous that they would hunt down and destroy a taxed, insured and MOT'd car without contacting the owner just because someone at your old address 'thought' is was abandoned. Surely once it was moved it was obvious it was no longer abandoned.

Forget cancelling the insurance, try to claim on it!

peachyprice

NeilF3485 wrote: »

I thought that the police/council usually put a notice on a car for a few days (a week or so?) saying that it's abandoned and will be removed rather than just rocking up and taking any old car which someone reports?

It's the council that deal with abandoned cars, not the police.

As as far as I am aware they do contact the owner. I have reported an abandoned car before, the owner turned up for it at the same time the council came to collect it, like they were expecting each other.

NeilF3485 wrote: »

I thought that the police/council usually put a notice on a car for a few days (a week or so?) saying that it's abandoned and will be removed rather than just rocking up and taking any old car which someone reports?

Yes, they do that here, it's usually bright yellow or pink.

mummyplus3

Olokia wrote: »

This might help you but it is the DVLA not the council http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?257527-DVLA-lost-case-in-small-claims-for-crushing-car

My other thought is that I thought cars had to be stripped of valuable metals before being crushed. Maybe they have your belongings somewhere

Maybe the last post might help slightly as well http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=1865

Thanks I will take a look now

NeilF3485

peachyprice wrote: »

Forget cancelling the insurance, try to claim on it!

Agree with this to a point - the "T" aspect of your 3rd Party F&T insurance should cover this.

That being said, I would be loathed to pay an excess, and only recover the value of the car but none of the content, for something which was in no way your fault.

I'd be taking independent advice and then suing the council if they don't offer to remedy the problem in full. Let alone the fun that the papers would have with a story like this.

vax2002

Did the car have, VED, was it insured and were you the registered keeper and all the details were up to date.

k3lvc

peachyprice wrote: »

Was it also taxed and MOT'd?

And registered to you (at whichever address) ? If not how do you know what steps were taken to reunite the car with it's owner ?

NeilF3485

mummyplus3 wrote: »

I am going to ring them shortly to cancel the insurance lol! :rotfl:

be prepared for them saying that they will charge an excessive cancellation fee or similar to end your insurance early, despite the fact you have no car to insure!

Equaliser123

OP - as others have asked, was it taxed and MOT'ed. Further, was the registered keeper details current?

mummyplus3

MOT insured but the tax had just run out and I didnt have the log book at the time tried to tax and then found out the garage I bought it from hadn't transfered the log book so that was in the process with DVLA.