FI16014
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
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Calendar Year
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Number of abandoned vehicles reported to your local authority
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Number of these vehicles retrieved by the owner
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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)
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2022
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2023
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2024
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2. Outcomes for Abandoned Vehicles
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Calendar Year
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Number of abandoned vehicles disposed of / scrapped by the council
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Number of abandoned vehicles sold/auctioned by the council
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2022
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2023
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2024
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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.
Response
The responsibility for the physical removal and "disposal" of abandoned vehicles rests with Kent County Council (KCC) as the Waste Disposal Authority, so you will need to approach them for information about any removal and/or disposal. They can be contacted at freedomofinformation@kent.gov.uk.
Dover District Council’s role is to inspect vehicles (and this includes caravans and other trailers) to determine whether they meet the criteria for "abandonment", and if so make reasonable efforts to determine (any) ownership. Below is a summary of those vehicles that, following all of that, we have deemed abandoned, and have asked to be removed by KCC's contractor (and being all the information we hold).
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Calendar Year
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Number of abandoned vehicles reported to your local authority
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Number of these vehicles retrieved by the owner
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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)
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2022
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290
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Information not held
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37
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2023
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258
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Information not held
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32
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2024
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217
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Information not held
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18
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