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Abandoned Vehicles

Commons · Question 77254 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 15 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Josh Babarinde

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in dealing with abandoned vehicles.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 15 Oct 2025

Councils have a duty to remove abandoned vehicles from land in the open air and roads (including private roads). Guidance to help councils comply with this duty is available here: Abandoned vehicles: local authority responsibilities - GOV.UK Councils can ...