Car left on private road

newbutold

Strider590 wrote: »

Could it be a stolen vehicle?
Thieves like to leave cars for a few weeks in a street somewhere just in case they have a tracker fitted OR if they intend to use it for a robbery/etc.

I would call my local station and report, just incase it is stolen. However if it isn't, then as others have said the police will not assist.

barbiedoll

Just because it's a nice car, doesn't mean that it hasn't been dumped.

The house 2 doors down to me is rented out and the last tenants did a runner, leaving behind a beautiful Audi convertible. It was parked outside my house for almost 2 months before it was taken away.

TrickyWicky

ppc_guy wrote: »

Donk! incorrect. A sign can be erected by the PPC who can then come after 24 hours and remove the vehicle

Absolute rubbish. The sign must be there when the motorist PARKS the car for them to see otherwise no contract (thats barely enforceable) can be formed and thus you cannot remove the vehicle.

Additionally, are you saying a PPC can erect a sign whereever they like? The last I heard from the OP it was a private road but not THEIR road. You've told THEM that they just need to make a phone call and the job can be done within 24 hours. So hang on, you're going to locate the landowner, negotiate an enforcement contract (and sort out the quibbles), get it signed, raise a workorder for your signage and then wait a further 24 hours to remove it? - all within 24 hours?

It's PPC staff like you who give everyone else in the parking industry a bad name.

System

ppc_guy wrote: »

Donk! incorrect. A sign can be erected by the PPC who can then come after 24 hours and remove the vehicle. The fact the person removing the vehicle has to be licensed is defined under law and i didn't feel the need or requirement to spell it out to pedantic fools on here.. but if needs must....

Assuming that your so called 'contract' is anywhere close to legal. I would love to see you in court prove that the car owner was party to the contract when his vehicle was there before the signs where erected and he/she was aware that there was a possible contract.

Or do you commit perjury (more likely) and claim the signs where there before the car?

I don't think the landowner would be to happy about being dragged through court either as co-respondent

Mrs_Arcanum

In answer to the OP you may be able to get your local council to deal with it as an abandoned vehicle. Although they are somewhat unlikely to do much if the Tax is still current, they could still be worth a try.

fred7777

thor wrote: »

Somebody has left a car on the private road which is owned by the block of houses of which one is mine. We don't know who owns it but it has been there a few days and we are wondering what the legal situation is.

Legally they shouldn't be parking there. What you can do about it depends entirely on the status of the road i.e. who owns it, is there a management company for the block of houses, is the land leased etc etc

fivetide

Does it have tax?

If not then speak to the council/DVLA. Remember, to park an untaxed car on private land you must have the permission of the landowner so they clearly don't have that. Might me possible to get it removed that way.

Is it obstructing anything too? Safety grounds (access for fire/ambulance etc) could be another way to get the council to at least contact the owner ahead of action.

Just a few thoughts off the top of the head.

5t.

TrickyWicky

ppc_guy wrote: »

Raise a work order? Negotiate contracts? What planet are you on ? The signs are kept as stock and we just keep some in the patrol cars and erect them where needed. Again clearly only the landowner can contract us but again that's a given and i didn't feel the need to explain but again clearly an oversight on my part with plonkers like you on here.

And to be fair its people like you who keep us in business so keep the lame efforts at an attack going ...

Now I know you're truly an amateur. Any pro company would document everything from signs being put up to dates / times and positions of them. IF you're just going round whacking up signs as and when you please from the back of your van it just goes to show how opportunistic you really are.

As for being a plonker, erm, no. Thats yourself - the one who can't actually see the wood for the trees because you're so obsessed with your "I work for a PPC I have all the power over the motorist" attitude. Your own post says "Wannabe plod" - 'Patrol car' ? LMFAO!

People like me keep you in business eh? You really don't have a clue do you. I've got more parking experience than you and your bosses put together sunshine. Thats one reason I still haven't had a scam PCN from one PPC in all my years of driving so how the hell you think I keep you in business when you and your PPC pals have never once managed to get your so called 'contract claws' into me is utterly beyond me. Attacking you? No, I just pointed out the errors you made when posting. You're the one who responded by attacking.

As for not feeling the need to explain the bit about the contract, yes I know - thats why I pointed it out. Your post was to trump up the PPC and make them look like the heros when in fact they're useless in this scenario and would get both yourselves and the land owner accused of theft. For all you know th owner of the car is in hospital having suffered a stroke yet you'd remove their car under your so called 'contract' and then charge them a whopping great fee for the 'privilege'. How on earth would they have ever agreed to a contract if they were incapable? Go on, explain that to us!

ppc_guy

Tricky,

We can remove any vehicle from private land with the land owners consent even if the signs weren't erected first.

At no point did i say who would pay for the removal. Nor did i say about release fees or similar. We would phone the local police to inform them where the vehicle was going so when someone called to claim the car they would know where it was.

As for "Wannabe plod" the term patrol car is one that describes any vehicle which is used in the duty of patrolling. Patrolling is something which can be done by many industries including police, parking wardens and security teams.

vax2002

TrickyWicky wrote: »

'Patrol car' ? LMFAO!

Its TRUE !
He sticks his head out of the sunroof with a blue bobble hat on and shouts, Ne, Naw, Ne, Naw, Ne, NAW.