The police deal with abandoned vehicles that may endanger other road users. We handle all other abandoned vehicles.
A vehicle (such as a car, truck or trailer) is considered abandoned if:
If the location of the vehicle is causing an obstruction or danger, contact the police. Otherwise, contact us with:
We usually check the vehicle within four or five days of receiving your message. A letter will be sent to the car’s owner, its last registered owner or to the person entitled to possession of the vehicle, requesting that they remove it. If in 14 days the vehicle is not removed or there is no contact from the person responsible for the vehicle, we may have it towed for disposal.
People who abandon a vehicle in a public place may be prosecuted for breaching legislation and bylaws. Also, vehicles parked in a public place will receive a fine from parking officers if they do not have a current warrant of fitness and registration.
Costs incurred by us to trace the owner of an abandoned vehicle or to remove it can be charged to the last known owner.
Old and disused vehicles on private property that take up the space of up to 14m³ (or the size of two small cars) are permitted on private land. Any vehicles taking up a space greater than 14m³ are required to be stored so that they are not visible to others. You can receive fines for incorrectly storing vehicles on private property.
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