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 Abandoned cars

If you have noticed a vehicle that you believe to be abandoned, start by speaking to your neighbours to see if they know who owns the car.

If you have made enquiries and no-one knows, make a note of the registration number and make of the car.

  • If the vehicle is on a public road, please contact the local authority
  • If you believe the vehicle is stolen, please contact the Police on 101 who will attend and recover the vehicle if it is stolen.

For other problems with stolen vehicles, repairing vehicles or parking issues, see below.

Fly-tipping

If you have noticed items you believe have been fly-tipped, start by speaking to your neighbours to see if the items are theirs and they have already made arrangements to clear. 

If you have made enquiries and no-one knows, you can take the following action: 

  • If the item is not on our land, please contact the Local Authority who will arrange to get it removed.

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Graffiti

Graffiti is an offence of criminal damage and can be reported to the Police; however they will not remove it.

 Is the graffiti is personally targeted towards you or your family? 

 If the graffiti is abusive or racist, we will arrange to remove within one working day, otherwise this may take up to four weeks.

 If the graffiti is not on our land, please contact the Local Authority who will arrange to get it removed.

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Obstructive parking

If your neighbour is parking in a manner which obstructs your ability to enter/leave your home and/or allocated parking space, start by speaking to them first, they may not be aware their actions are causing you a problem. 

If the problem continues then you can take the following action:

  • If it  is on a public verge or highway and the vehicle is found to be parked contravening local parking regulations contact your Local Authority who may be able to assist by issuing a Penalty Charge notice. 
  • If it  is parked in such a manner where it needs to be removed immediately, please contact the Police who will arrange this if deemed necessary.  
  • If it is on land managed by Partners, complete our general on-line reporting form and we will make contact with your neighbour.  It may be that your neighbour/their visitors are not aware of the local parking arrangements.

Repairing vehicles

This refers to the offence of repairing vehicles in the street is aimed at those carrying out repairs as part of running a vehicle repair business and not individuals repairing their own cars/bikes). 

If you are being disturbed by a neighbour carrying out repairs, start by speaking to them, they may not be aware they are disturbing you.  If the problem continues and you believe an offence is occurring then you can either:

  • If it is on a public highway, contact the Local Authority who can investigate and consider action under the Clean Neighbourhood and Environment Act 2005.
  • If it is on land owned by Partners and they are causing a persistent noise nuisance, please refer to our noise nuisance section for guidance.

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