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Squatters Untaxed car taking up spaces

Reported via mobile in the Abandoned Vehicles category anonymously at 13:39, Saturday 10 January 2026

Sent to Merton Council less than a minute later. Council ref: SRQ-1268825-C1M6C5.

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Hi there

I previously reported this car that squatters use under reference SRQ-1266414-Y1N8P1. you mentioned this was refers to the police, but yet the squatter is still driving the car. This is unacceptable for the squatter to not only take up precious parking spots but also that he’s been driving un taxed too. This really needs to be escalated.

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  • Thank you for reporting an abandoned vehicle.

    We will investigate to decide if the vehicle has been abandoned.

    If it is abandoned, we will give notice to the owner before we remove it. The length of notice depends on the circumstances, and is normally:

    • 7 days for vehicles on the public highway that are not dangerous - this applies to most abandoned vehicles

    • 24 hours if we decide the vehicle is dangerous

    • 15 days if the vehicle is on private land unless the landowner or occupier objects

    Did you know…?
    We investigate on average over 1500 reports of abandoned vehicles per year in Merton.

    Posted by Merton Council at 13:39, Saturday 10 January 2026

  • Police have been notified of driver using vehicle without valid road tax - invalid insurance

    State changed to: Closed

    Posted by Merton Council at 10:40, Friday 16 January 2026

This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.