Ex Abandons Broken Down Car on Driveway?

owen_money

Barny1979 wrote: »

Push it onto the Highway and report it as abandoned?

Yes, push the problem onto someone else and let council tax payers foot the bill

Unbelievable.............................

Barny1979

owen_money wrote: »

Yes, push the problem onto someone else and let council tax payers foot the bill

Unbelievable.............................

The car would be stored by the Council and they would chase the Ex for the storage/disposal costs through details with DVLA and subsequently debt recovery.

owen_money

Barny1979 wrote: »

The car would be stored by the Council and they would chase the Ex for the storage/disposal costs through details with DVLA and subsequently debt recovery.

That's if they ever find him......................unlikely from what the OP stated,


'Sister isn't the person registered on the log book though correspondence is against her address (demands to tax/insure are piling up!)

She doesn't have an address for her ex but does have a mobile number however he doesn't seem to be answering calls or voice messages/txts'.


Next..........................

Barny1979

owen_money wrote: »

That's if they ever find him......................unlikely from what the OP stated,


'Sister isn't the person registered on the log book though correspondence is against her address (demands to tax/insure are piling up!)

She doesn't have an address for her ex but does have a mobile number however he doesn't seem to be answering calls or voice messages/txts'.


Next..........................

I'm pretty sure a Debt Collection agency wouldn't give up that easily...

Car_54

Barny1979 wrote: »

I'm pretty sure a Debt Collection agency wouldn't give up that easily...

Isn't that the solution? Bailiffs turn up, seize the car. Problem solved.

Barny1979

[quote=[Deleted User];74479201]Isn't that the solution? Bailiffs turn up, seize the car. Problem solved.[/QUOTE]

Why would the bailiffs seize the car?

Ectophile

owen_money wrote: »

Yes, push the problem onto someone else and let council tax payers foot the bill

Unbelievable.............................

Actually, it's the local council's job to remove abandoned vehicles even if they are on private land.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/abandoned-vehicles-council-responsibilities



So sister could phone the council and report it as an abandoned vehicle. However, don't expect the council to be in any hurry to pick it up. They would probably just pop round, slap a "this car appears to be abandoned" sticker on it and wander off again.

owen_money

Ectophile wrote: »

Actually, it's the local council's job to remove abandoned vehicles even if they are on private land.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/abandoned-vehicles-council-responsibilities



So sister could phone the council and report it as an abandoned vehicle. However, don't expect the council to be in any hurry to pick it up. They would probably just pop round, slap a "this car appears to be abandoned" sticker on it and wander off again.

I didnt say is wasnt the councils job, but who pays for it? Here's a clue 'Council tax'

We still have to pay just because useless jubba cant be bothered to dispose of it correctly