Half of the battle when it comes to removing an abandoned vehicle it is often difficult to identify. Has the vehicle has been abandoned or is some other reason is to blame. A lot of the clients we deal with often call seeking advice on how to tell if a vehicle has truly been abandoned or if another reason is to blame.
We often find vehicles have been abandoned for legitimate reasons, these vehicles are general still taxed and general appeared on the land recently. This can be because the owner is simply unable to move the vehicle from being taken ill to detained by the police, people’s problems can soon become your own.
With the removal process being staggered across three consecutive stages. We tend to find that most vehicles have contactable owners and contact is generally made within the first two stages of the process. Often an abandoned vehicle is not just simply dumped, often we find that there is a way of finding and contacting the owner without having to issue a tow truck removal thus mitigating your exposure to cost.
This generally means that an abandoned vehicle can be removed within two to three weeks of instruction. this avoids any issues with increased insurance premiums and increased fire risks that come with the issue at hand.
What to do next?
We of specialise in the removal of abandoned vehicles on private land, there is a separate process for public land however. If you wish to remove a vehicle from council land then you need to contact your local authority. You can do this online by searching for your councils website.
Our advice to anyone wondering whether the vehicle in question is removable would be to speak to one of our team who will be able to outline the process clearly and discuss potential removal and costs.
Need some more advice? Call one of the team!
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