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Abandoned Vehicles in Your Local Authority

RFI-2025-1036
Monday, 21 July 2025

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information regarding abandoned vehicles within your local authority area, covering the past five calendar years (or the maximum available range):
1. The number of abandoned vehicle reports received per year .
2. The number of confirmed abandoned vehicles removed per year.
3. The most common makes and models of abandoned vehicles.
4. The average time between a report being received and the vehicle being removed (if recorded).
If the data is not available for the full five-year period, please provide information for the years you do hold.

Response

The following information is for 01/04/2020 - 31/03/2025

1. 2137 total (840 are duplicate report)
2. 284 total
3. There was a wide of different types of abandoned vehicles and the highest number related to caravans
4. Information not held