Car dumped by me ~ landlord not interested

Sgt_Pepper_2

TrickyWicky wrote: »

Just hope its not an automatic in park. If it is you've just recommended the op perform an act of criminal damage to both the tyres and the gearbox. If the owner is local and they catch the op having this done they'll get the op seriously busted.

Even if they don't damage it what authority do they have to move it?

hartcjhart

intefering busybody with too much time on their hands

TrickyWicky

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

Even if they don't damage it what authority do they have to move it?

They don't - only the council / police do but my main point was that the op moving a car into the street is opening them up to a charge of criminal damage to someones property.

Sgt_Pepper_2

TrickyWicky wrote: »

They don't - only the council / police do but my main point was that the op moving a car into the street is opening them up to a charge of criminal damage to someones property.

TWOC, if there is no damage how can it be criminal?

forgotmyname

My neighbours got an old dirty car that they never wash. They always park it down the road and i have to drive past it every day.

Can i call the scrapmen to tow it away ?

I thought that would be theft? But seems it maybe a grey area.

muckybutt

TrickyWicky wrote: »

Public land yes, I agree with you however we're talking about private land in this thread.

Have you read the direct gov link I posted earlier ? councils can remove abandoned cars from private or public owned land. In the first instance the council would slap an abandonment notice on the car giving a set time period for it to be removed, they would also try contacting the RK via the DVLA, if they cannot make contact with RK or there is no RK recorded then they would lift it.

forgotmyname wrote: »

My neighbours got an old dirty car that they never wash. They always park it down the road and i have to drive past it every day.

Can i call the scrapmen to tow it away ?

I thought that would be theft? But seems it maybe a grey area.

It would be as its not yours to get towed away ! if its taxed then theres nowt wrong with it, so stop being a busybody. If you dont like the way it looks its tough titty, or go and wash it yourself !

TrickyWicky

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

TWOC, if there is no damage how can it be criminal?

Read backwards. I was telling one poster to hope that the car they were recommending be towed into the road, that it wasn't an automatic in park. This would destroy its tyres and gearbox.

That would be criminal damage. You can't tow a car by accident can you.

TrickyWicky

muckybutt wrote: »

Have you read the direct gov link I posted earlier ? councils can remove abandoned cars from private or public owned land. In the first instance the council would slap an abandonment notice on the car giving a set time period for it to be removed, they would also try contacting the RK via the DVLA, if they cannot make contact with RK or there is no RK recorded then they would lift it.

Not without implied permission and a request from the land owner they can't. Believe me, I checked with 2 other authorities and both said that they must have the permission of the land owner AND a request to remove the vehicle. An authority which removes a vehicle from private land on behalf of a neighbour and not the land owner would be stealing a vehicle. It is down to the authority to make sure they have a complaint from the actual land owner before taking action.

In this case a busy body will not get a vehicle removed that is on someone elses private land however if they are intent on harassing someone then that is one way of doing it.

Norman_Castle

I live in a leasehold flat with a private car park with around 12 designated (one per flat) parking spaces and 8 visitor spaces.

You could ask the other 11 residents if they are aware of who owns the car. If it belongs to someone and is there for a reason you will find out. If it has been disowned it is pointless just watching it rot.

art_for_arts_sake

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

Are you advising he twoc's it?

No, because he doesn't own the land. There was a programme on TV the other night warning people about the pitfalls of buying leasehold properties, sadly this is another reason not to do so, ineffective property management, particularly of communal parking. I've walked away twice now from properties I've considered buying as an investment simply because of problems being caused by lack of maintenance and lack of control over allocated parking.