Thread: Dumped car - what supposed to do?

I work for a Council and as soon as we put the sticker on the abondoned car the locals think beauty free garbage skip and within a few days it is full of rubbish.

I am not talking out west here people but an area close to the city that has a footy team with a tiger for a mascot.

We then get the scrap guys to come and get the car but they won't take it if it has rubbish in it so we clean it out. By the time they come back a few days later it is full again and round and round we go until they run out of rubbish or the truck is waiting while my guys pull the crap out of it.

Call the police, a couple of days get a neighbour to call the police, repeat until the car is removed.

Trust me this works well!


Cheers Andy

PS: don't touch it or do anything that may be illegal, you are the complainant, don't end up the offender.

The plain fact of the matter is that if the vehicle is registered and lawfully parked, then the owner has every right to leave it there no matter how it inconveniences you.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

The plain fact of the matter is that if the vehicle is registered and lawfully parked, then the owner has every right to leave it there no matter how it inconveniences you.

Correct, I came across a dude a few years ago, he's rangie sitting dormant out the front.....would of been there 4-5years atleast!

When I asked him about selling etc, he was proud of how the neighbours continously complained, the coucil letters etc and how he continued to pay the reg, so it could legally sit out the front forever more

When I had a lodger he used to park outside the neighbours opposite, the lodger would arrive on Monday and not move his car until Friday when he headed home (walked to work etc) I know the guy wasn't happy, but the car was legally parked. After about 8 weeks, the guy opposite stopped parking on his drive and started parking outside my house......

I had to tell the lodger to find some where else to park.

In your situation, I still say burn it....

Originally Posted by mjm295

When I had a lodger he used to park outside the neighbours opposite, the lodger would arrive on Monday and not move his car until Friday when he headed home (walked to work etc) I know the guy wasn't happy, but the car was legally parked. After about 8 weeks, the guy opposite stopped parking on his drive and started parking outside my house...

My uncle used to live in a narrow but two way inner city street many years ago and the neighbors accross the road used to park all four wheels on the road, whereas most others would mount the curb. My uncle started doing the same, in effect blocking the road to through traffic. I believe the police became involved but all was sorted he told me.

Ralph