FOI001807 FOI Highways

Short Description
Abandoned Vehicles
Reference number
FOI001807
Date
19/06/2025
Request

I am submitting a Freedom of Information request regarding abandoned vehicles within your local authority area since 2022.

Please could you provide the following information by completing the tables below:

1. Abandoned Vehicles
Calendar Year    Number of abandoned vehicles reported to your local authority    Number of these vehicles retrieved by the owner    Number of vehicles deemed as abandoned
(I.e. it’s only fit to be destroyed/has no number plates/owner cannot be found or fails to comply with a notice to collect the vehicle)
2022            
2023            
2024            

2. Outcomes for Abandoned Vehicles
Calendar Year    Number of abandoned vehicles disposed of / scrapped by the council    Number of abandoned vehicles sold/auctioned by the council
2022        
2023        
2024        

3. Including all abandoned vehicles that were sold / auctioned in 2024, what was the highest sale / auction price achieved for an abandoned vehicle? please be as accurate with the sale price as possible.
 

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