Abandoned Vehicle's and how to report them...

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Abandoned Vehicles 🚙

Today, we received a report that a white van had been abandoned near to the Darley Moor Race Track!

After some checks, it concluded that the vehicle appeared to have false plates - resulting in the vehicle being recovered.

Abandoned vehicles can be unsightly, dangerous and polluting to the environment. Abandoning a vehicle (e.g. car, caravan, trailer) is a crime incurring fines up to £2500 and can ruin the appearance of your neighbourhood or the countryside.

An abandoned vehicle can be identified by the following:

🚙 are any of the tyres flat or have any of the wheels been removed
🚙 is there litter or a lot of leaves under the vehicle – this may mean that it hasn't moved for some time
🚙 is the windscreen or any of the windows broken
🚙 does the vehicle have number plates, does the vehicle contain items of waste, such as tyres, old newspapers, or general rubbish, have any parts, like the bumper, seats or radio, which have been removed or damaged
🚙 is there any graffiti on the vehicle? are there wires hanging from the dashboard because the vehicle has been 'hot-wired' (driven without keys by connecting ignition wires together)?

Ask your neighbours if they know who owns it but do not enter the vehicle. If you believe the vehicle to be abandoned report it to the council (Privacy notice | Report: abandoned vehicles | Derbyshire Dales District Council) and give clear details of:

🚙 the location (e.g. closest address or grid reference, What 3 Words is good to use)
🚙 the registration details (if known, i.e. the licence plate)
🚙 a description of the vehicle (make, model, colour)
🚙 how long the vehicle has been there (if known).

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