Crosswords1 min ago
Dumped Vehicle
Near our local supermarket there is a vehicle with expired tax. It has been dumped on the road for at least 6 months. However, it is on a trailer which is attached to another (taxed) old banger. Every now and again, the owner comes along and swaps over the vehicle that the trailer is attached to (I saw him jump starting the attached vehicle and swapping over last week). I have reported it as it`s a complete pain as it blocks half of the road but I was just wondering. Can you get around the abandoned vehicle laws by putting a vehicle on a trailer?
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checked this recently for another thread. The lighting requirements are met if the trailer has reflectors, is parked on the correct side of the street and is in an area with street lights. It does not have to have actual working lit up lights at night any more than a parked car does. In fact he could probably get away with just having the old car on a trailer that was...
22:21 Wed 01st Oct 2014
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Update - Apparently, the Council has traced the owner of the vehicle and he has received verbal and written warnings because they say the vehicle is being 'stored' rather than 'parked' on the road. They have received reports of at least 3 other vehicles that he has dumped in the area and it sounds like they are expecting to take legal action against him.