Abandoned cars

quarryman

Maybe I've only started noticing it recently but I've spotted a lot of cars that seem discarded on a few of Dublin's dual major routes. The N4, M4, N7 and M7 have a few.

Are these cars abandoned or stolen or parked? Some can be there for weeks. They all have plates so presumably it shouldn't be too hard to track down the owners?

Is the recession biting that hard that people don't have money for fuel to get them home?

dennistuam

are they jalopes or newish cars

ottostreet

jalopies. there's a fiat punto mk1 parked up on the grass verge not far from the kill exit, and i think a 94 ford escort estate parked about...a mile before the same exit. notced them driving up monday night.

JackFrosty

this was happening a few years ago in london, I was driving a recovery truck over there, and we got a council contract to collect abandoned cars in and around nw london.

What we reckoned people were doing was, buying very cheap run arounds and driving them til they broke down and leaving them where they stopped.

Most likely these cars were not insured or tested, we never collected one that had valid tax thats for sure.

Its possible the craze has taken off here now!

L1011

Theres a Punto Mk1 at the ORR junction on the N7 also - some weeks at this stage.

Berty

Easy to do, change the registration documents to a made up name and address and then just park it in a public place for the council to worry about it.

bazz26

Very common these days as it usually costs money to have the car taken to a scrap yard.

Shamefull all the same, like dumping your rubish at the side of the road.

Brabus

MYOB wrote: »

Theres a Punto Mk1 at the ORR junction on the N7 also - some weeks at this stage.

Hmm, could be handy for spares for mine;)

JackFrosty

If a car is abandoned, can someone claim it for themselves?

Pigeon Reaper

does anyone know who to contact to have abandoned cars removed? Is it the city council or someone else?

mikemac

Your local council

Del2005

Pigeon Reaper wrote: »

does anyone know who to contact to have abandoned cars removed? Is it the city council or someone else?

mikemac wrote: »

Your local council

Or if you are living in a private estate, you have to call your Management Agent to arrange removal.

mikemac

Del2005 wrote: »

Or if you are living in a private estate, you have to call your Management Agent to arrange removal.

Or push it out of the estate and leave it safely by the public road

JackFrosty

If you go near an abandoned car, ie to push it onto road or what ever, can you be arrested for anything?
I cant go near your car and you cant go near mine, whats the story if no one owns the car?

thetyreman

JackFrosty wrote: »

If you go near an abandoned car, ie to push it onto road or what ever, can you be arrested for anything?
I cant go near your car and you cant go near mine, whats the story if no one owns the car?

It didnt grow there....someone has to own it,,,

Del2005

JackFrosty wrote: »

If you go near an abandoned car, ie to push it onto road or what ever, can you be arrested for anything?
I cant go near your car and you cant go near mine, whats the story if no one owns the car?

You do it when no one is around;)

And you'd generally know what cars you can push out and which you can't

AugustusMaximus

I must have passed 5 cars on the M8 and M7 going from Cork to Dublin the other day.

JackFrosty

Del2005 wrote: »

You do it when no one is around;)

And you'd generally know what cars you can push out and which you can't

Still does not mean your gonna manage it without the law seeing you,
Ye dont know the answer to my question!

slimjimmc

Often see abandoned cars on N9 (usually between Timolin and Ballitore for some reason). There was a red BMW a few months back, abandoned on a Wed, windows smashed and lights stripped out by Fri, wheelless by Mon, removed a week later.

S.I.R

quarryman wrote: »

Maybe I've only started noticing it recently but I've spotted a lot of cars that seem discarded on a few of Dublin's dual major routes. The N4, M4, N7 and M7 have a few.

Are these cars abandoned or stolen or parked? Some can be there for weeks. They all have plates so presumably it shouldn't be too hard to track down the owners?

Is the recession biting that hard that people don't have money for fuel to get them home?

im always repairing cars and selling at cost ( enhancing my practical knollege by working on rovers, daewoo's and whatever cheap bangers i can find )


will do a sweep of the motorway some weekend

JackFrosty

S.I.R wrote: »

will do a sweep of the motorway some weekend

You will need a big brush

Holsten

Yeah I usually see 3-4 on the M4 every few weeks.

Total bangers though.