Abandoned vehicles are often confused with nuisance vehicles which might be poorly parked, causing an obstruction, broken down, untaxed or involved in residential parking disputes. An abandoned vehicle is one that appears to have been given up on, with no apparent owner.
As a council we only have powers to deal with abandoned vehicles, so if a vehicle is untaxed but not abandoned then we won’t be able to remove it. Instead, untaxed vehicles should be reported online to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).