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Report Abandoned Vehicle

Please telephone Environmental Services on 01234 718060 or use the on-line form.   

When you report an abandoned vehicle you will be asked for the following information:

  • Details of where the vehicle is located (please be as accurate as possible)
  • Colour
  • Make and model
  • Registration number
  • Condition (e.g. smashed windows, tyres missing, untidy etc)
  • If the vehicle is taxed, and if so, the expiry date.
  • How long the vehicle has been left there


Please have as many of these details as possible to hand before you contact us. The Council will inspect any vehicle reported and will only remove a vehicle if the Inspector is satisfied that the vehicle is, in his opinion, abandoned. 

In making this decision the Inspector will consider a range of factors such as the age and condition of the vehicle, whether it is displaying valid tax, and anything that indicates that the vehicle is not in regular use. 
 
The Council will not normally remove a vehicle that is taxed and in good condition unless there is strong evidence that it has not been in use for a long time and has been left on the highway or on private land without permission of the landowner/Highways Department.  

IMPORTANT: Please do not report a vehicle unless you have good reason to think that it may have been abandoned.  

If the vehicle is causing a parking problem, please contact the Parking Shop on 01234 718057 or click here for more information.

If you want to report a vehicle that is causing an obstruction of the highway, please call the police on their non-emergency number for North and Mid Beds 01234 841212.

If you want to report a vehicle that is not abandoned but is not displaying a valid tax disc, please contact DVLA on 0800 0325 202. 

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