I am submitting a Freedom of Information request regarding abandoned vehicles within your local authority area since 2022.

1. Abandoned Vehicles
a) Number of abandoned vehicles reported to your local authority
2022 (from April): 149
2023: 337
2024: 572
b) Number of these vehicles retrieved by the owner
2022 (from April): 45
2023: 98
2024: 204
c) Number of vehicles deemed as abandoned
(I.e. it’s only fit to be destroyed/has no number plates/owner cannot be found or fails to comply with a notice to collect the vehicle)
2022 (from April): 18
2023: 13
2024: 28

2. Outcomes for Abandoned Vehicles
a) Number of abandoned vehicles disposed of / scrapped by the council
2022
2023
2024
b) Number of abandoned vehicles sold/auctioned by the council
2022
2023
2024
We do not have access to this data

3. Including all abandoned vehicles that were sold / auctioned in 2024, what was the highest sale / auction price achieved for an abandoned vehicle? please be as accurate with the sale price as possible.
We do not have access to this data