Dracoro

There's an abandoned car nearby (bmw 635, a reg, a right old heap too) but has in date tax disc on it! However the car has clearly been abandoned (been there unused for 2/3 months now) and is just wasting space.

Anything that can be done to remove the POS? or do we have to wait until the tax runs out?

wrx-ian

probally be a good idea to report it to the local council.
Not really sure if there is much they can do whilst it`s still got tax on it.
A couple of years ago we reported a car which the tax had run out and it was gone within 10 days.

Petem95

Get on Ebay as a "classic for restoration" - could be a nice little earner

I'd inform your local council and they'll send out a grunt to slap on a "please remove or you'll get towed" sticker, then 2 weeks later they'll remove it.

KiwiGTI

Unless the council can make money there is probably bugger all you can do about it

Bug Eyed Peas

Couldn`t you ring the Police and ask them to trace the owner of the POS?
I have never been in this position, I am only giving my thought.
Anyway if you want to resolve this matter, Police are open 24hrs, council offices don`t open till 9am in the morning.

Bug Eyed Peas

A local salvage company near me takes your car away and pay you 40 quid.
Dracoro could get a tank of petrol with it

Wish

iTrader: (2)

Ive had the same problem with a Van. The council were very understanding (the police didnt give a toss)
But as the Van was taxed and was secure and not a risk they wouldnt move it.
However if the Van was missing its pertol/diesel cap it was deemed as unsafe.
within 24hrs some ****** had nicked the petrol cap off it and the counicl got it moved !!!!!!

Bug Eyed Peas

So Drac, you have your answer, thanks to Wish.


















**off Dracoro goes in ****** mode**

Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

Didnt the law just change such that the manufacturer is responsible for the disposal & recycling of old yoks?

Ring up your local BMW dealer

Leslie

They used to be nice cars in their time-used to go rusty in front of the rear wheels though.

Les

powerman1

gallon of petrol and a match....fire brigade will put it out and the council will remove it for free

Bat-Fink

Ask on a Bimmer site if someone wants it?

Cool car in my opinion.

Or weigh it in for scrap.

pslewis

If its got tax there is bugger all that can be done .......

robby

maybe the owner had a stroke or similar and is laying in a hospital bed recovering - imagine his horror if he recovered and found his beloved car was missing when he went to pick it up

best thing to do is phone police and see if they would contact the owner to see if it's been abandoned or if they wanted rid of it

scooby_matt

Had the same problems last year.
The smack head guy who had been renting the house next door had 2 cars and decided to leave one of his piles of junk outside our house.
I reported it to the local council 3 times who couldn't care less, even after the tax had run out and i'd given them the guys new address. It sat there for 3 months.

Anyway, one night, somebody must have been fed up of seeing it and put the windows through .

It was gone 2 days later.

Dave R

Pay £19 and apply to the DVLA for the V5 then sell it on Ebay. The old 6 series cars are becoming quite sought after..

Dracoro

not crappy rust and green coloured ones with parts of the dash missing

probably just wait until tax runs out and then call council.

dunno why people abandon cars. just ebay it, someone will take it for £10 and do something with it, break it for bits etc.

Boro

iTrader: (1)

I like the petrol cap idea, dont forget to empty the tank before you call in the council tho, i imagine they hold quite a bit

Seamaster

Stale petrol wont do your engine much good.. As long as its insured and taxed you should leave it alone. its not yours and whilst you might not like it..its legal.

SiDHEaD

Put the side window in and take the tax out, report as tax-less

Seamaster

Pathetic... how would you like it if some one did this to you. Its theft and lowers the tone of the forum.

SiDHEaD

if i had left some rubbish lying around i wouldnt care i expect

marklemac

No one will be interested if its parked properly and not causing a problem.

So, make it cause a problem. Hook up the tow-eye and drag it into the road.

Then call the cops.

It will get moved pretty sharpish then.

perky555

iTrader: (1)

Apply for the logbook, the ower has 28days to reply to dvla to say if they have sold it or not. if its dumped they wont reply. then ebay it.
i did that afew years ago with a quite tidy but smokey (ex smack head) mk3 escort xr3 sold it then for £150!

Abdabz

Contact the police... They will stick a "Police Aware" Sticker on the windscreen and if it isnt moved within a couple of days they arrange for it to be taken away...
Job done, everyones a winner... Would make a great project car though...

Iwan

As Pete says, if it has tax then they won't do anything - just remember that.

Also, you didn't mention if it had any broken windows, if it did the council would move it much quicker as it'd be a hazard to kids playing nearby etc. I know this because my council told me the same thing once.

So, in a way it's a shame it has tax and no broken windows.

scooby_matt

Having no tax makes no difference. As I said above, I waited until the tax ran out to ask for the second time for the abandoned car that was stuck outside my house to be removed and it made no difference at all, the council admitted this.

It will only be moved when it's perceived to be a hazard to the public.

L55 REP

iTrader: (1)

its a BMW is that not a hazard in its self ???

why dont you give it a wash and a polish to make it look nice till the tax runs out, then smash the window an ring the council.

if your lucky the owner might see you washing it and let you have it .....

Gymbal

Did someonesay that if it has no number plates you can ring the police and they will remove it?
Sometimes they just fall off......