Abandoned Vehicles
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in dealing with abandoned vehicles.
Answered by Mary Creagh
Councils have a duty to remove abandoned vehicles from land in the open air and roads (including private roads). Guidance to help councils comply with this duty is available here: Abandoned vehicles: local authority responsibilities - GOV.UK
Councils can take enforcement action against people who abandon vehicles by issuing a fixed penalty notice or prosecuting them.
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