Is it within my rights to get an abandoned vehicle removed from my driveway when the owner refuses to do so?
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It's a big standard car Jack. Looks like the lever for it is lying next to it.
More interesting is what will happen if you wind the Jack down? There a lot of rust there.
If the tax has expired then it needs a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification). Reporting that (to DVLA?) Might be an option.
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It is not a scam. It gives complete instructions regarding how to get rid of the abandoned vehicle. It would cost you £19.99.
I feel that you have been given complete advice regarding how to deal with this. If you are indeed not competent to recognise a car Jack, then you certainly should not attempt to use it. Instead just contact the provided link and follow their instructions.
Otherwise I will have to agree with the other poster who says that this is a wind up
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Did you actually report the vehicle as abandoned? Or did you just ring the council and ask them to move it?
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Let’s think this through for a minute. There is a van that has been sitting on your drive for months. It is an uphill slope from where it is to the road, so it cannot roll onto the road on its own. You have previously contacted the council regarding this van on your drive.
If it suddenly appears on the road they will likely suspect that you moved it.
If they read this public forum then they will have more evidence of your intent to move it.
Spend £19.99. Get it done legally by professionals.
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Not once did I mention ownership. I was saying how you can legally get the vehicle removed by serving a notice under the Tort act.
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If it is towed with a rope it must be taxed and insured, if towed with a solid device such as a towbar or on a dolly it counts as a trailer and does not need it's own VED/Insurance
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Out the silver metal handle sat on the floor in the eye on the end of the screw thread and turn it anticlockwise which will lower that jack
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If moving the car be aware of Fagan v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis:
On August 31, 1967, the appellant was reversing a motor car in Fortunegate Road, London, N.W.10, when police Constable Morris directed him to drive the car forwards to the kerbside and standing in front of the car pointed out a suitable place in which to park. At first the appellant stopped the car too far from the kerb for the officer's liking. Morris asked him to park closer and indicated a precise spot. The appellant drove forward towards him and stopped it with the offside wheel on Morris's left foot. “Get off, you are on my foot,” said the officer. “**** you, you can wait,” said the appellant. The engine of the car stopped running. Morris repeated several times “Get off my foot.” The appellant said reluctantly “Okay man, okay,” and then slowly turned on the ignition of the vehicle and reversed it off the officer's foot.
The justices at quarter sessions on those facts were left in doubt as to whether the mounting of the wheel on to the officer's foot was deliberate or accidental. They were satisfied, however, beyond all reasonable doubt that the appellant “knowingly, provocatively and unnecessarily allowed the wheel to remain on the foot after the officer said ‘Get off, you are on my foot’.” They found that on those facts an assault.
On August 31, 1967, the appellant was reversing a motor car in Fortunegate Road, London, N.W.10, when police Constable Morris directed him to drive the car forwards to the kerbside and standing in front of the car pointed out a suitable place in which to park. At first the appellant stopped the car too far from the kerb for the officer's liking. Morris asked him to park closer and indicated a precise spot. The appellant drove forward towards him and stopped it with the offside wheel on Morris's left foot. “Get off, you are on my foot,” said the officer. “**** you, you can wait,” said the appellant. The engine of the car stopped running. Morris repeated several times “Get off my foot.” The appellant said reluctantly “Okay man, okay,” and then slowly turned on the ignition of the vehicle and reversed it off the officer's foot.
The justices at quarter sessions on those facts were left in doubt as to whether the mounting of the wheel on to the officer's foot was deliberate or accidental. They were satisfied, however, beyond all reasonable doubt that the appellant “knowingly, provocatively and unnecessarily allowed the wheel to remain on the foot after the officer said ‘Get off, you are on my foot’.” They found that on those facts an assault.
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The person with the transporter might be responsible for it, if left on red route, scool zone, bus stop etc. Get a transporter and place it on the normal residential road. Let someone else report it as an abandoned vehicle.
Safest way to protect yourself from being sued
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You could at least https://www.gov.uk/report-untaxed-vehicle
"You don’t need to tax your car if you’re not driving or parking it on a public highway. If it’s kept off road in a garage, on a drive or on private land, it must be declared SORN. SORN stands for Statutory Off Road Notification. You may decide to do this if you’re going away for an extended period or your car is being restored, for example. If a vehicle isn’t declared SORN, you’ll still need to tax it."
"You don’t need to tax your car if you’re not driving or parking it on a public highway. If it’s kept off road in a garage, on a drive or on private land, it must be declared SORN. SORN stands for Statutory Off Road Notification. You may decide to do this if you’re going away for an extended period or your car is being restored, for example. If a vehicle isn’t declared SORN, you’ll still need to tax it."
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One day, Kwai Chang Caine was practising Kung Fu when he slipped and the big bloke with the scimitar chopped him in half.
Caine ascended to the High Realm where he was greeted by his old master – the monk with the ping-pong balls for eyes.
“Welcome, Grasshopper”, said the master, “but before you can enter heaven, you must perform three tasks.” Reaching into his robes, he brought out a tiny golden spoon.
“First task – take this spoon, go back down to mother earth and empty Indian Ocean !”.
Being a dutiful lad, Caine stood on the shore at Madras and spoonful by spoonful, over eons, emptied the Indian Ocean.
Back up the stairs he went, to be greeted again by his master.
“Congratulations Grasshopper. Now, second task”, and rummaging in his robes he drew out a tiny golden fork. “Take this fork and move Mount Everest from Nepal into China !”
Caine descended to Kathmandu and forkful by forkful, eventually moved Mount Everest from Nepal into China.
Climbing the steps once more he knelt before his old master.
“You've done well Grasshopper. Now for your final test”. Digging in his robes he brought out a rusty old car jack. “Go back to mother earth and get @Ragesloth to move that f***ing van !”
Caine ascended to the High Realm where he was greeted by his old master – the monk with the ping-pong balls for eyes.
“Welcome, Grasshopper”, said the master, “but before you can enter heaven, you must perform three tasks.” Reaching into his robes, he brought out a tiny golden spoon.
“First task – take this spoon, go back down to mother earth and empty Indian Ocean !”.
Being a dutiful lad, Caine stood on the shore at Madras and spoonful by spoonful, over eons, emptied the Indian Ocean.
Back up the stairs he went, to be greeted again by his master.
“Congratulations Grasshopper. Now, second task”, and rummaging in his robes he drew out a tiny golden fork. “Take this fork and move Mount Everest from Nepal into China !”
Caine descended to Kathmandu and forkful by forkful, eventually moved Mount Everest from Nepal into China.
Climbing the steps once more he knelt before his old master.
“You've done well Grasshopper. Now for your final test”. Digging in his robes he brought out a rusty old car jack. “Go back to mother earth and get @Ragesloth to move that f***ing van !”
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Either this is the OP, or it's an explanation on how to end this...
www.devonlive.com
Man stuck with someone else's car on his drive since last year
He has been told it is a 'legal grey area' and police, council and DVLA have been unable to help
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