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    • FOI request (FOIR-103361129)

      Abandoned Vehicles

      Requested Wed 23 January 2019
      Responded Fri 22 February 2019

      I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

      1)      The number of vehicles reported as abandoned within your local authority area broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.

      2)      The number of abandoned vehicles removed in your local authority area broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.

      3)      The number of abandoned vehicles destroyed by your local authority broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.

      4)      The amount of money spent by your local authority on removing and destroying abandoned vehicles broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.

      5)      The amount of money in fines distributed by your local authority to people for abandoning their vehicles broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.

       

      If limited by time constraints, please priorities in order of Q1, Q2, Q3 etc.


      Response

      Q1 - 2   

      2013-2014 - 406 Reports, 13 cars removed

      2014-2015 - 552 Reports, 21 cars removed

      2015-2016 - 700 Reports, 30 Cars removed

      2016-2017 - 1084 Reports, 85 Cars Removed

      2017-2018 - 972 Reports, 47 Cars Removed

      2018-2019 to date, 643 Reports, 33 Cars Removed

      Q3 - Hastings Borough Council does not hold this information as the removal and destruction part is under the authority of East Sussex County Council and the work is contracted out. As part of the contract the recovery agents are able to auction/sell vehicles that have been deemed abandoned. However most cars are destroyed.

      Q4

      2013-14 - £1,750

      2014-15 - £2,550

      2015-16 - £2,550

      2016-17 - £2,550

      2017-18 - £3,100

      2018-18 YTD £2,579

      Q5

      2013-14 - £60

      2014-15 - £150

      2015-16 - £283.34

      2016-17 - £935

      2017-18 - £208.35

      2018-18 YTD £550

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