Nsw Unregistred Car On Road.. Free To Take

[vladinator]

Hi,

I saw car parked on road, no number plates. Is the law still same and if parked more than 1 week its up free for grabs?

I remember friend telling me this ages ago.

I rang RMS and they transfered me to law society how useless.

VLad.

[gts133]

When a couple mates found an abandoned VR in a car park, they had to get a letter from the owner of the car park stating the car had been there for over 3 months. That was about 5 years ago in QLD.

[Jordy32]

No.

It's not your property, you can not take it

[djvoodoo]

I think technically, it would belong to the state - I.E whoever the local council is.

[Anfanee]

Technically it still belongs to the last registered owner. The state will issue the last owner with a first and final notice (they will have 4 days to remove the vehicle) IF the vehicle is not removed:

if the Vehicle is less that $1000 in value it is scrapped

if the Vehicle is more than $1000 it is sold and Auction to recover the councils costs.

If you take a car that has been abandoned you can be done for theft. You have no claim to an abandoned car.

Edited April 22, 2014 by Anfanee

[Got a Pulsar]

Finders Keepers?

**Laughing Audibly**

[533 RYC]

Geez, After growing up in Can-berra, the one thing you DO NOT DO is leave your car on the side of a road over night.

1st night: All windows & lights smashed. Wheels removed.

2nd night: Car rolled onto it's side. Engine, gearbox & differential removed.

3rd night: Car rolled onto it's roof. Any last bits pilfered.

4th night: No more car.

A valuable lesson to anyone who breaks down in A.C.T. : STAY WITH YOUR CAR & HAVE IT TOWED IMMEDIATELY!!!!

[vladinator]

I think some people leave the car unbandonded cause its too expensive to fix.

I remember my friend did that once, he didnt want to fix it and took plates off.

I think the law i was thinking off is in USA not here.

[Trex]

You've got to be f**king kidding me.

[GTR-N1]

On the M4 back in the 80s a guy pulled over to fix a flat.

As he was emptying the boot he heard a noise at the front.

Peeking around he noticed the bonnet up and yelled at the head underneath it.

The voice said,"That's OK mate: you can have the wheel. I'm just after the battery."

Coumn8 in the Sydney Morning Herald

[533 RYC]

LOL!

THEY'RE OUT THERE..........WAITING

[AMR33]

On the M4 back in the 80s a guy pulled over to fix a flat.

As he was emptying the boot he heard a noise at the front.

Peeking around he noticed the bonnet up and yelled at the head underneath it.

The voice said,"That's OK mate: you can have the wheel. I'm just after the battery."

Coumn8 in the Sydney Morning Herald

Bahahahahah that is hillarious.

Its the same here in Perth except by the 3rd night your car has been torched.....