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Abandoned vehicles

We aim to remove all genuinely abandoned vehicles from the highway as quickly as possible and to dispose of any unwanted vehicles belonging to residents.

Report an abandoned vehicle

Please use the Abandoned and Untaxed Vehicles Form.

Our service

We will:

• inspect all reported abandoned vehicles prior to removal and disposal
• report all suspected stolen vehicles to the police
• report all claimed vehicles that are untaxed to the DVLA
• remove all abandoned vehicles from the public highway and from other open land, where the permission of the property owner has been given at cost to the Property Owner
• ensure our contractors work safely and efficiently and dispose of all removed vehicles in an authorised manner.

We aim to meet the following standards:

• inspect abandoned vehicles within two working days of them being reported
• remove from the highway within 48 hours of inspection, all abandoned vehicles that we consider to be a danger to the public
• place a 24 hour, 7 or 15 day notice on any vehicle considered to be abandoned, declaring our intention to remove and destroy it
• answer your letters within 15 working days of receipt.

How you can help

You can help by:

• providing us with the registration number, colour, make and model and exact location of any suspected abandoned vehicle
• telling us of any changes in the condition or location of a suspected abandoned vehicle after you have initially reported it.
• Accepting that a vehicle is not considered to be abandoned if it has a valid tax disc or is in good condition with a marketable value

Related websites

DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency)

Contact us

London Borough of Merton
15 -33 Amenity Way
Morden
SM4 4AX

Telephone: 020 8274 4902
Fax: 020 8274 5987
Minicom: 020 8545 3245

Email: esenquiries@merton.gov.uk