ABANDONED VEHICLES

Early day motion 632, tabled 12 February 2004 by Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative). Signed by 57 members.

That this House notes that 293,000 abandoned cars were removed by local authorities in England in 2001-02, a 31 per cent. increase from 2000-01 and that the cost to the taxpayer has risen from ú12 million to ú15 million; further notes that 22,700 of these cars were set alight in 2001-02, causing serious environmental hazards; notes with concern the possible increase in abandoned cars under the End of Life Vehicle Directive and that industry estimates indicate that this increase could be over 340,000 per year; and calls on the Government to take action to ensure that abandoning cars is not the easiest option for car disposal.

Signatures by party: Conservative 40, Labour 6, Liberal Democrat 5, DUP 2, Independent Conservative 2, Labour/Co-operative 2.