Report an Abandoned Vehicle
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| We Do | The Council works in partnership with Northumbria Police to remove abandoned vehicles through the AVAIL (Abandoned Vehicle Action Information Liaison) scheme. Please be prepared to provide details of:
If the vehicle poses a danger and is found to be: posing a risk to nearby property is a danger to health and safety, or is at imminent risk of vandalism or arson it will be removed. In other cases AVAIL will carry out relevant enquiries before arranging any necessary removal by the police's contractor. The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and the Removal and Disposal of Vehicle Regulations 1986 authorise the police to remove vehicles that are illegally, dangerously or obstructively parked or abandoned or broken down (whether or not they have been stolen). The cost of removal will be the responsibility of the vehicle's owner, their insurance company or the Council. |
| Do Not | Do not report vehicles as abandoned or illegally parked if they have simply been parked somewhere where they may not normally park or expected to park. If a parking space is available on a public road, even if it’s directly outside your house, anyone is allowed to park in it. Do not report vehicles as abandoned if you believe them to be unsightly or an 'eyesore.' This may apply to vehicles being worked on. We cannot remove vehicles if they do not meet the criteria or for cosmetic reasons. If a vehicle has been declared as off the road (SORN) and is left on a public road contact the DVLA. |
| Burning or burnt out vehicles | Do not approach a burning or burnt out vehicle. Even after they are burnt out, they are still a hazard to the public; the fire will have produced toxic products of combustion. Contact the fire and rescue service on 999 if a vehicle is on fire. Contact the police on 101 if the vehicle has been burnt and the fire is out. |
| Vehicles on private land | The duty under the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 to dispose of abandoned vehicles does not cover vehicles on land occupied by any other person. The Council will only remove abandoned vehicles from private land that is in the open air if asked to do so by the legal occupier of the land. We do not have to remove an abandoned vehicle from land in the open air if the cost of moving it to the nearest highway is high. When removing a vehicle from land in the open air we cannot charge the occupier of the land or the landowner. If you think a vehicle has been abandoned on private land, you should inform the land manager, not the Council. |
| Vehicles that are claimed | If the owner of the vehicle is found, they will have 7 days’ notice to collect the vehicle before it can be disposed of. We must return a vehicle to its owner if they claim it and they pay the costs of removal and storage. These costs are set out in the Removal, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles (Prescribed Sums and Charges) Regulations 2008. |
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