Tuesday, July 13 2010
In Hull and Colchester, the council’s reaction to abandoned vehicles has once again shown that the public does not appreciate the value of their worn out vehicles. The occurrence of vans and cars that are untaxed and abandoned in Hull and Colchester has brought two different responses out of the local councils.
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Hull has seen enough of the growing amount of abandoned vehicles on their streets, in 2009 there was in excess of 450 vehicles discovered that were abandoned in the city. The abandoned vehicles are viewed as a hazard, and even pose a danger when noticed by local hellions who sometimes set them on fire or damage them, which brings out the emergency services in either situation, pulling the emergency personal away from other emergency situations that they may need to attend to. Having their fill of this situation, the Hull council has come out with a scheme that will allow residents to have their junk vehicles towed away and crushed at no charge.
Colchester’s response to the same issue is to tow the abandoned vehicles away and pursue the vehicle owners through DVLA for not having a displayed road Fund disc. The abandoned vehicles after identification are adorned with a notice on the vehicles windscreen, the notice lets the owners know that they have 14 days before the abandoned vehicle is hauled away. The current legislation allows the council to crush, dismantle, or sell the abandoned vehicle after meeting certain conditions to cover expenses.