Number of vehicles abandoned in the UK rises 70 percent: Transit van tops list

In terms of areas, it was Bradford in West Yorkshire that reported the most abandoned vehicles out of the 50 councils surveyed, with 3,561 found last year.

Second was Milton Keynes with 1,869 and third was Barnet in London with 1,846.

Abandoning a vehicle is a crime (Section 2 of the Refuse Disposal Amenity Act 1978) and could result in a £2,500 fine as well as three months of prison time.

Anyone abandoning a vehicle is also liable for storage costs or disposal and can even be disqualified from driving.

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