Not so much abandoned but dumped in the most random place! went to wales at the weekend and decided to go 4 a walk with my dad and check out the disused mines on the hillside, 1st pit we came across had these in there! lol the pit was a good 40-50ft deep. think the blue car is a vauxhall viva, there was a 1966 mini and a couple of other unrecognisable cars and a van wich i think was a mk2 escort van! not sure how they ended up there but were well and truly stuck!
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Abandoned Vehicles Thread.
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We found an old lotus elan next to our new unit. Land owner said its been there 5 years and it was left by a previous tenant. The Tenant was unable to trace the owner and we have saved it from being scrapped. I think due to its fibreglass body its worthless as scrap so its a lucky car! We are going to get the owner details from the DVLA. If we cannot find the owner to give them a storage bill I am going to restore it
Kev
Don't forget that when you contact the DVLA, you will become the registered Keeper, NOT the owner!
172 Ph1, Lupo GTI
as long as I make reasonable effort to find the owner or they do not want to pay the storage charge then I am the legal owner.
If you find them, and they sign teh car over to you then yes your the owner.
If you don't find them, they can come out of hiding and demand teh car back provided they have proof that the car was originally theirs.
DVLA deal with whoever the Keeper of the vehicle is, as stated on the front of every V5 (c)
The question of ownership is down to law and proving you have / had owership.
Chances are you will be fine as the owner of teh Lotus will have passed on and wont be able to contest!
EDIT: Also I think if you can prove possession of an item for 5/7 years you can clain legal ownership
If you don't find them, they can come out of hiding and demand teh car back provided they have proof that the car was originally theirs.
DVLA deal with whoever the Keeper of the vehicle is, as stated on the front of every V5 (c)
The question of ownership is down to law and proving you have / had owership.
Chances are you will be fine as the owner of teh Lotus will have passed on and wont be able to contest!
EDIT: Also I think if you can prove possession of an item for 5/7 years you can clain legal ownership
172 Ph1, Lupo GTI
I know you simply cannot rock up and take an abandoned vehicle, but I have the vehicle physically and can justify charging a fee to the owner for storage and return of the vehicle. I have to prove reasonable effort to find the original owner. This includes paying the DVLA for the last known details. If this person is dead/missing/moved its going to be easy. I can claim ownership and it would be very hard to legally get it back off me. If the person is still there then they can make the decision of what they want to do. Thats basically what the DVLA say. I would not bother claiming for the V5 until this process is done.
182
Re: The Aston Martins - We had a site down south somewhere (can't quite remember where it was now!) that was basically an old airfield with hangars. Aston had rented a few buildings off us to store lots of cars. There was this huge, mostly derelict site with one or two buildings tucked away ram packed full of brand spanking new Astons. Never got to go down there myself but it was legendary at our place.
Also legendary was when we were bought by a bunch of asset stripping French b******s their board headed down there and took a few "samples" out for a spin. Apparently Aston were absolutely livid.
Also legendary was when we were bought by a bunch of asset stripping French b******s their board headed down there and took a few "samples" out for a spin. Apparently Aston were absolutely livid.
Evo 5 RS
That's awesome. Are you sure you didn't just come across an undiscovered car crash? lol
Turbos.
looks better in pictures than it really is but on the grand scheme of things its not too bad.
Awesome find!
Whisker biscuit
ClioSport Club Member
Spoted these at the side of the road heading towards Dublin ..
and this one in Amsterdam although the state of cars over there this could just be parked up lol
and this one in Amsterdam although the state of cars over there this could just be parked up lol
Clio 172 Cup
Ph1 Clio V6, Ph2 172
Is that a 2 door opel Ascona tucked in between those shity nova's???
Jason_E
ClioSport Club Member
Elise, 530d
Clio Sport 182
Not so much abandoned but dumped in the most random place! went to wales at the weekend and decided to go 4 a walk with my dad and check out the disused mines on the hillside, 1st pit we came across had these in there! lol the pit was a good 40-50ft deep. think the blue car is a vauxhall viva, there was a 1966 mini and a couple of other unrecognisable cars and a van wich i think was a mk2 escort van! not sure how they ended up there but were well and truly stuck!
Where is this?
welshname
ClioSport Club Member
Stefan.
ClioSport Club Member
i dont get how some cars are just left like that, that r23 skyline if it was broken you could brake for spares just left there. feel sorry for it
welshname
ClioSport Club Member
Read the post on his website, it still runs.
Stefan.
ClioSport Club Member
Saw this today, last insured 2 years ago, just clean the front windows and get it back on the go 
Got some of a few pugs, some are still being used but some clearly aren't, they're on the camera though so will get them up in a few days.
Got some of a few pugs, some are still being used but some clearly aren't, they're on the camera though so will get them up in a few days.
Guernsey plate macro, you'd have to move over to use it!
Knows. Most cars have black plates with silver numbers, looks awesome! Also sorry about the auto correct that I never noticed on your name!
'Mia' Rover Mini 35
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Can't be abandoned! They would have been whipped years ago.
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Nickson
ClioSport Club Member
Nothing exciting.. But I saw this today.
182, SQ7, Trafic
My dad nearly cried when I showed him this.
We've got a red (well its now brown and green) one sitting up 2 minutes down road!
Dan.AS
ClioSport Club Member
RB 182 & Mk2 GTE 16v
You know, I never noticed that until you mentioned it. Had that picture for almost 2 years lol
Matt Cup
ClioSport Club Member
Leon Cupra
That'll be an aftermarket car alarm.
