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Abandoned car help

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  • 26-11-2015 11:40am
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    duffman3833
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    I recently moved into a rented property and there is an abandoned car outside our property on foreign plates and the landlord thinks i should contact the guards about this car and see if it can be taken away. I think the owners of the car went home to their home country, so no longer in Ireland. any ideas on what options i have?
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    Furtzy2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭Furtzy2


    duffman3833 wrote: »
    I recently moved into a rented property and there is an abandoned car outside our property on foreign plates and the landlord thinks i should contact the guards about this car and see if it can be taken away. I think the owners of the car went home to their home country, so no longer in Ireland. any ideas on what options i have?

    Take the plates off and phone the council.


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    Kev1nDonn
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    I experienced the same issue when I lived in Lucan many years ago. I was told cars cannot be towed away if they still have licence plates on them. So by inference.......


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    Bigus
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    If you're in Dublin someone like parts 4 cars kin sella scrap yard red cow will take it away, I'd be billing the smart ass landlord an admin fee of 200 euro if I was you doing his dirty work . What sort of car is it any what age ?


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    Kimbot
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    You actually dont need to take the plates off. Inform the council and Revenue would also be interested as they could chase up for VRT


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    duffman3833
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭duffman3833


    Bigus wrote: »
    If you're in Dublin someone like parts 4 cars kin sella scrap yard red cow will take it away, I'd be billing the smart ass landlord an admin fee of 200 euro if I was you doing his dirty work . What sort of car is it any what age ?

    Peugeot 607, no idea of age


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    duffman3833
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭duffman3833


    jonny24ie wrote: »
    You actually dont need to take the plates off. Inform the council and Revenue would also be interested as they could chase up for VRT


    My worry would be, what if they come back looking for it. Is there a certain period a car has to be sitting there to be classified as abandoned?


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    Furtzy2
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    Bigus wrote: »
    If you're in Dublin someone like parts 4 cars kin sella scrap yard red cow will take it away, I'd be billing the smart ass landlord an admin fee of 200 euro if I was you doing his dirty work . What sort of car is it any what age ?

    Any legit scrap yard will need ownership cert to scrap it


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    Cee-Jay-Cee
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    duffman3833 wrote: »
    My worry would be, what if they come back looking for it. Is there a certain period a car has to be sitting there to be classified as abandoned?

    Simple answer: what car? I never seen any car parked here. Now fcuk off.


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    Bigus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,939 ✭✭✭Bigus


    Furtzy2 wrote: »
    Take the plates off and phone the council.

    It's on private property , council won't take it


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    duffman3833
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭duffman3833


    Bigus wrote: »
    It's on private property , council won't take it

    Its not, its in a estate, it an apartment complex and we all park along the path same place as this car


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    How long has car been there?
    How do you know it is abandoned? Did a neighbour tell you?
    Is it obstructing anything?


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    duffman3833
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭duffman3833


    biko wrote: »
    How long has car been there?
    How do you know it is abandoned? Did a neighbour tell you?
    Is it obstructing anything?


    Its been there a few months, landlord told me about this and i questioned my neighbor and they said its there a while, its not obstructing anything, just taking up a parking spot


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    Bigus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,939 ✭✭✭Bigus


    Furtzy2 wrote: »
    Any legit scrap yard will need ownership cert to scrap it

    because it's on private property this won't apply


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    hoodie6029
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    On public property the council will investigate any car reported as abandoned, plates or no plates.
    On private property, in your case, it is up the management company. Either you or your landlord could sort it out with them.
    A call to guards might be worth a shot. If the car was involved I any crimes they may be looking for it.

    The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.



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    duffman3833
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭duffman3833


    hoodie6029 wrote: »
    On public property the council will investigate any car reported as abandoned, plates or no plates.
    On private property, in your case, it is up the management company. Either you or your landlord could sort it out with them.
    A call to guards might be worth a shot. If the car was involved I any crimes they may be looking for it.

    Im going to chat to my neighbor to see what they think, also get them involved so im not the only one dealing with this.


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    joujoujou
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    Push/pull it to the middle of the road and ring the guards.


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    kawasaki1100
    Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭kawasaki1100


    Dismantle it and sell the parts on eBay.


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    duffman3833
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭duffman3833


    joujoujou wrote: »
    Push/pull it to the middle of the road and ring the guards.

    how can i do that when i have no access to the car and hand brake is on


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    joujoujou
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    duffman3833 wrote: »
    how can i do that when i have no access to the car and hand brake is on
    ;)
    369805.jpg


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    FortySeven
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    duffman3833 wrote: »
    how can i do that when i have no access to the car and hand brake is on

    Tow it using your car? The handbrake doesn't defeat physics.
    If you really want rid of it, set it on fire.


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    kawasaki1100
    Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭kawasaki1100


    Employ a local light fingered chap to make it disappear overnight, job done.
    Oh,leave a gallon of petrol nearby.


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    NUTLEY BOY
    Registered Users Posts: 2,344 ✭✭✭NUTLEY BOY


    Unless it is affecting you adversely I would leave it alone as it not something that should be put on you to sort out. What are the management company being paid for ?


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