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[Sir Tigger KC]

..... where they parked up three months ago?      Dosn't TB have a habit of abandoning his car and forgetting where he left it? 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2901633/Three-months-30-minute-bay-Fully-taxed-insured-BMW-abandoned-parking-space-long-grass-growing-bonnet.html

Something you need to tell us TB?     A BMW?     Really??     

[Varche]

I am afraid to say that illustrates what is totally wrong with our modern society.

Just a few thoughts.

It isn't parked acrosss two bays just slightly over.

It must belong to someone.

Why not recover it to a pound somewhere?

Perhaps the owner is in hospital or died?

has anyone actually been to the registered address to ask where the owner is? Have they looked on the sytem to see who taxed it last?

perhaps they are working overseas and the car was stolen so the B4stewarsd could get home free

What a total waste of money crushing the car.

I could go on but what is the point, it was parked badly in a 30 minute spot and so must be crushed. I hope they sleep well knowing they have done a great job that day.

[05omegav6]

I wonder what the parking fines are? Be cheaper for the council to receive twice the fines than pay to tow and crush it surely

Jimbob, over to you... let me know how much the council is owed

[Sir Tigger KC]

Despite my flippancy  , it is indeed very strange that the car has been left there for 3 months and not taken to the pound and stranger that they couldn't trace the owner.   

[05omegav6]

Despite my flippancy  , it is indeed very strange that the car has been left there for 3 months and not taken to the pound and stranger that they couldn't trace the owner.   

The owner might be in the river

[pscocoa]

We know someone who got legless and following day found his car was missing. Reported stolen and paid out.

Ages later his car was found parked near to the house where he used to live.

[05omegav6]

Once insurers pay out, subject vehicle ceases to be covered... which given you or I can check the insurance status of any vehicle from our mobiles, I'm sure that given the attention this car has received, it is definitely insured

[Kevin Wood]

Well, it's certainly a BMW given its' location relative to the white lines, and someone has had fun with a packet of grass seed.

It always amazes me how the Police can be "unable to trace the owner" when the car must be registered to someone. Mrs. KW got the same answer when she was involved in a hit and run. Number plate, CCTV footage, a business card that he'd left at a premises shortly before the accident but no, "unable to trace the owner".

Why the hell it's not in a pound rather than making the place untidy I don't know.. Probably because they're afraid they won't find someone to pay the storage charges.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Transfer title and strip it for bits.....then they would recover the parking fine costs.

Its not like BMW's are difficult to bypass the immobiliser on.

[Kevin Wood]

Its not like BMW's are difficult to bypass the immobiliser on.

Might as well bypass it with a Hiab in this case.

[Jimbob]

Ive passed that walking the dog!

[firemoth]

How can they not trace the owner? Should be a 5 minute job to find out Mr/ Mrs XXX owns it. Where is he/she. Should the worst have happened and they're "no longer with us" this could easily be found out. Who's paying the tax and insurance? Can't understand 3 months. If I got snapped without tax or insurance I'm sure they'd find me much quicker

[05omegav6]

Ive passed that walking the dog!

Find out if the council will sell it for a small fee to cover the tickets and recovery costs

Also if you could let me know the reg number, a v5 can be applied for, then the keys can be obtained and it can be driven home

[The Sheriff]

Ive passed that walking the dog!

Find out if the council will sell it for a small fee to cover the tickets and recovery costs

Also if you could let me know the reg number, a v5 can be applied for, then the keys can be obtained and it can be driven home

Doubt a small fee would cover the parking costs.

[05omegav6]

Ive passed that walking the dog!

Find out if the council will sell it for a small fee to cover the tickets and recovery costs

Also if you could let me know the reg number, a v5 can be applied for, then the keys can be obtained and it can be driven home

Doubt a small fee would cover the parking costs.

Why not? It only has three tickets, so say 3 x £60 plus £100 towing fee plus £10 per day for storage whilst waiting for v5/keys... could be on the drive for less than £500