Abandoned vehicle on private land

[Vivian]

Good evening, how do I legally remove a vehicle parked on my 81 year old mums land? I have placed signs asking for it to be removed ( the owner of the lorry has seen them) for over 6 months, it's parked across her wood shed, preventing her access to her logs for winter, she is incredibly distressed as am I. As it's private land no-one seems to want to help us ? The owner of the vehicle is aggressive . Please help

[MIKE770]

Duty to remove abandoned vehicles

Councils and national park authorities (authorities) must remove abandoned vehicles from:

• land in the open air (including private land)
• roads (including private roads)

When removing a vehicle from land in the open air, authorities:

• cannot charge the landowner occupier
• must give the landowner or occupier 15 days’ notice that they propose to remove the vehicle
• cannot remove the vehicle if the landowner or occupier objects during the notice period

The 15 day notice period does not apply if the vehicle is abandoned on a road or highway.

Authorities do not have to remove an abandoned vehicle from land in the open air if the cost of moving it to the nearest highway is high (for example, special machinery is needed).

[islandgirl]

That is really interesting Mike. Does the lorry run / have a value or is it scrap? Do you have or could you find an address for the owner?