Abandoned vehicles

All abandoned vehicle requests are dealt with by Crawley Borough Council.

A vehicle may be considered abandoned when it:

  • is untaxed or SORNed on public land
  • is taxed but has not moved for six weeks
  • has been left on private land for a substantial amount of time and is not taxed or MOTd

How to report an abandoned vehicle

To report a vehicle online, you will need:

  • the precise location (road name and neighbourhood)
  • registration of vehicle
  • make
  • model
  • colour 
Report an abandoned vehicle

What happens next

One of our officers will inspect and photograph the vehicle and submit their report. A sticker will be placed on the vehicle.

We will write to the registered keeper (if there is one) requesting that they move the vehicle. If they don’t reply the vehicle may be moved into storage and there after disposed of.