Abandoned Vehicles
Commons · Question 98090 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by John Grady
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the DVLA is taking with local councils and police to remove abandoned vehicles (a) without road tax and (b) that are SORN registered from public roads.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 12 Dec 2025
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) operates a comprehensive package of measures to tackle unlicensed vehicles. These range from automatic number plate recognition cameras, wheelclamping and the removal and impounding of unlicensed vehicles. Th...