Abandoned Vehicles

If you are concerned about a vehicle (or caravan) that appears to have been parked in the same position for a period of time and you think it has been abandoned you may report it.

To report a vehicle:

• Contact: Police Control Room
• Telephone: 0845 3300247

To tell us all the necessary details you can either:

• use 'report it' to report an abandoned vehicle and to give us the exact location of the vehicle before completing the online form.
• complete the online Abandoned Vehicle Report form
• print and complete Abandoned Vehicle Report form (PDF: 23Kb / 1 page)
  and return to the address at the bottom of the form.
• telephone Client Services on 01768 817817, more details below.

What We Do

• Respond to complaints and representations regarding abandoned vehicles and initiate statutory action to secure their removal on direction of the Police.
• Reports from the public involving vehicles abandoned are initially reported to the Police telephone number 01768 891999 - who will initiate an investigation into the ownership and status of the vehicle. If their enquires indicate that the vehicle may have been abandoned the Police contact the Council with a written request for action to secure its removal.
• Where a vehicle is considered by the Council to be abandoned the Council may issue a statutory notice to the vehicle. On expiry of the stipulated time period on a statutory notice the vehicle will be removed for disposal.
• The Council may recover costs incurred in carrying out the disposal from land owners or the owner responsible for abandoning the vehicle.
• The council may also recover costs incurred in removing, storing and disposing from the owners or the owner responsible for abandoning the vehicle.

For further information or advice:

• Contact: Client Services at Mansion House, Penrith
• Email: client.services@eden.gov.uk
• Telephone: 01768 817817
• Fax: 01768 890027