Operation Cubit Targets Abandoned Vehicles in Dover
District
Operation Cubit targeted Dover District from 25–29 January and
removed 40 abandoned and untaxed vehicles from the streets of the
district.
Operation Cubit is run in partnership across the county by Kent
Police, Kent County Council, Kent District Councils (including
Dover District Council), Medway Unitary Authority, Kent Fire and
Rescue Service, NSL (formerly the National Car Parking Service),
and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). Launched
in 2001, the scheme continues to work across Kent districts and has
contributed to a significant fall in the number of abandoned and
untaxed vehicles across the county.
Once removed from the streets, abandoned and untaxed vehicles
are taken to a compound. Vehicles not claimed within the
prescribed period (usually seven days) may be destroyed.
Vehicle owners have to pay a minimum of £100 fine, plus a £160
surety fee (refundable on purchase of a tax disc within 14 days) to
reclaim their vehicle, as well as a storage fee of £21 per day.
Nadeem Aziz, Chairman of the District of Dover Community Safety
Partnership said: "We continue to work closely with all our
partners to make sure the district remains a safe place to live,
work and visit. Operation Cubit continues to be a great success,
removing untaxed and abandoned vehicles from our streets as quickly
as possible. Residents have said that untaxed and illegal vehicles
are of concern to them, and together partner agencies have removed
40 vehicles over the last week.”
To report an abandoned vehicle in Dover District please call
01304 872428 or see the abandoned
vehicles pages on the DDC website.
Date: 01/02/2010
Contact: Andy Steele
Telephone: 01304 821199
Fax: 01304 872062
Press Office Direct Line: 01304 872020
E-Mail: pr@dover.gov.uk
