Lib Dem Environment Spokesperson Cllr Bob Hare is urging local residents to help crack down on the scourge of dumped cars in the borough. The Highgate councillor has launched a new abandoned vehicles factsheet which gives local residents all the information they need to keep on top of the acute car dumping problem.

The free Lib Dem guide contains details of how to contact the Council and explains the situations in which the Council will or will not act. Cllr Hare says that the problem has become so acute because one in ten vehicles in the borough are now on the road illegally – as many as 10,000 vehicles in total. Sadly, the easiest way for an owner to get rid of such a car when it becomes unwanted is to park it in the street and just walk away.

Bob Hare comments:

“I know from my own local casework that this is one of the most frustrating problems for residents. Cars not registered with the DVLA are often just dumped, even through if traced, the owners can face heavy fines or even imprisonment.

“This new factsheet answers some of the most common questions asked, and we will be distributing it to local residents and associations.”

The factsheet is available here (pdf format).