Abandoned Vehicle on my Drive!

bbbunny

I found this site which basically says the following

http://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q441.htm

If a car is on private land then normally it is the landowner's responsibility to remove it. However, you cannot have it moved straight away. The safest way is to put a notice on the car stating that if the car is still in situe in 14 days time then you will have it removed.
By putting a notice on the car you have given notice to the owner of the vehicle of the fact that the car will be towed away. This will prevent the owner from claiming theft or damage to the vehicle once it has been moved.
The police can move cars on land in open air in limited circumstances. The power is discretionary and they are unlikely to remove a rusty old car which has been rotting on the land for several years.
If the car looks stolen (i.e. it has damage to the locks) then contact the police who will make further enquiries.

dmg24

Any news Colonel?

I've just got in (cracking night out!), and logged on especially! x

Alias_Omega

Drag it off the driveway, i did this to a fiat 4x4 panda and it was brilliant..

You could hear the tyre squeel down the road with 2 large black marks from the rear wheels..

Though it was a 2.0 ltr clio sport thing dragging it

PasturesNew

Is it STILL there?

If so, cheeky !!!!ers

Google for a private clamping/towing company
I have seen at least one that is a "tow on demand" type of deal for private householders
So they'd have it, when the owner turns up he just has to go to them and pay to have it back

DrFluffy

Block it in in some way...

Poppy9

Have a delivery of bricks on your drive blocking it in. Then if they want the car back they can move them one by one!!!

ibiza

The law differs in Scotland and England. In England you can only cause an obstruction on a road of bridge, but in Scotland the definition is from the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 and is defined as 'anywhere permitting access'.

If your driveway is paved or hard/smoothish you can move it with a trolley jack, although getting it through a narrow gate could be a problem.

You can use another car to shift a parked one by about a foot at a time if you attach a nylon stretchy tow rope and accelerate then press the clutch before the tow rope is tight. The car will move better if its tyres are inflated to their maximum. Dont try to pull a car with the brakes on as it will burn out your clutch. (I have also used this technique for uprooting small trees.)

I am not in favour of getting a breaker to tow it away as it could be someone's car stolen while on holiday and you could be seen responsible for its destruction or selling something you did not own. However most law abiding breakers will not take a car without any papers. For the same reason anything damaging it is a bad idea too.

To release the handbrake on a locked car you can cut the handbrake cable at one side and it will free both, or adjust the adjuster under the car until the brakes are off. However the same as above applies - and it is an offence to interfere with the brakes of any car.

Col.Mastard

Update:

The Car has been Moved!!!

Someone parked in the wrong house and went on Holiday to Egypt!!! :mad:

dmg24

No! Have you spoken to the person? How did they park in the wrong house?!!

You can't just tell us that and no more ...

tomstickland

Col.Mastard wrote: »

Update:

The Car has been Moved!!!

Someone parked in the wrong house and went on Holiday to Egypt!!! :mad:

Maybe all those "burn it, smash it, blow it up" posters might be a bit more considerate then?