LISTEN: Moray Council crackdown on abandoned vehicles
Dumped vehicles up four-fold from the end of 2015
Dumped rust-buckets in Moray will be tackled by the local authority in a bid to stem a recent rise in abandoned and untaxed cars. The council’s trading standards section and its community safety team are also sharing intelligence in a bid to deal with an increase in the number of unlicensed second-hand car dealers. There has been a fourfold rise in the number of abandoned vehicles reported to the council so far this year, while there has also been a sharp increase in the number of individuals illegally trading as businesses selling used cars. Officers have also been dealing with a large number of untaxed and uninsured vehicles being parked in residential streets across Moray. Trading standards staff and the community safety team are now working together to detect rogue traders and remove offending vehicles from problem areas. Willie Findlay is a community safety officer:- Moray Council will remove vehicles with the last owner or registered keeper traced and liable for any costs incurred. Anyone with information about an abandoned vehicle should contact Moray Council on 01343 543451 or complete the online form at www.moray.gov.uk If anyone has concerns about a second-hand car they may have bought, or want to report a suspected rogue trader, they should contact trading standards through the Citizens’ Advice consumer service on 03454 040506.