FI16109
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):
- The number of abandoned vehicle reports received per year .
- The number of confirmed abandoned vehicles removed per year.
- The most common makes and models of abandoned vehicles.
- The average time between a report being received and the vehicle being removed (if recorded).
Response
1. As follows:
2020 Information no longer held
2021 Information no holder held
2022 290
2023 258
2024 217
2. As follows:
2020 Information no longer held
2021 Information no holder held
2022 37
2023 32
2024 18
3. I can confirm that the Council holds information falling within the description specified in your request, however it is not readily available as the data is not recorded in a way that can be reported on. A search of each individual record would need to be undertaken, and the make and model of the vehicle collated. From our preliminary assessment, we have estimated that the cost of complying with your request would exceed the ‘appropriate limit’. The appropriate limit has been specified in regulations and for Local Government it is set at £450. This represents the estimated cost of one person spending 2½ working days in determining whether the information is held, locating, retrieving and extracting the data. I regret therefore, that on this occasion I must refuse this part of your request in accordance with Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act.
4. I can confirm that the Council holds information falling within the description specified in your request, however it is not readily available as the data is not recorded in a way that can be reported on. A search of each individual record would need to be undertaken, to ascertain this information as vehicles are given different notices (24-hour notice, 7-day notice or 15-day notice). From our preliminary assessment, we have estimated that the cost of complying with your request would exceed the ‘appropriate limit’. The appropriate limit has been specified in regulations and for Local Government it is set at £450. This represents the estimated cost of one person spending 2½ working days in determining whether the information is held, locating, retrieving and extracting the data. I regret therefore, that on this occasion I must refuse this part of your request in accordance with Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act.