Abandoned or untaxed vehicles

Abandoned vehicles in your neighbourhood can:

• attract vandals
• increase the risk of crime
• increase the risk of fire
• create a nuisance where parking is in short supply

Any parked vehicle causing a traffic hazard is a matter for Police Scotland.

The Parking Enforcement Team is aware of where illegal parking occurs on the public road network and pavements. These locations will receive regular, and proportionate, enforcement as operational commitments and available resources allow.

Please be responsible when reporting abandoned vehicles, noting the following.

Most vehicles reported to us are untaxed, rather than abandoned. Sometimes a vehicle that looks abandoned is registered and taxed. Basic checks for Tax and MOT may be carried out by anyone online.

Vehicles reported to North Ayrshire Council may be checked against DVLA records. We can investigate and act on abandoned vehicles. Examples include vehicles that:

• (A) have no current vehicle keeper on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) record
• (B) have been stationary for a significant amount of time
• (C) are significantly damaged, run down or unroadworthy condition
• (D) have been partially or fully burned out
• (E) are lacking one or more of its number plates
• (F) contain waste

This also includes vehicles that are on privately owned land where the land is open and accessible to the public.

A car is NOT abandoned if it does not meet the above criteria.