PiperCub Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 After originally posting 'Don't get cars dumped in my area' - I went to my local co-op down the road from me last week to see a P-reg BMW 728 in that nice very dark green looking pretty tidy and un-munted sitting in their car park with a dayglo council disposal sticker on it dated 19th Feb. Was complete and looked roadworthy other than soft tyres but the engine &/or tranny may well be FUBAR so who knows why it's there. Don't go there much so no idea when it showed up but did have a note taped to it saying "Don't scrap it - call Gary on <mobile no>". I tried the reg in the MoT site but I must have got it wrong as it didn't show up. (thought it was P787YPX). Might try to swing by tomorrow to see if it's still there and take the reggo again. Still there this morning - reg is P787YFX (not YPX - bloody dyslexia) - last MoT expired end Feb 2015, 170K miles at test time. Bunch of suspension issues last time but all sorted, only a couple of minor advisories. Given this & the general condition I assume it's a major mechanical issue that's grounded it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 ^ Shame 'Gary' didn't bother with breakdown cover... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I suspect 'Gary' wasn't the car's owner - more likely he is probably interested in acquiring it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Good point! Is 'Gary' one of us...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Turns out the Honda HRV is still by the side of the A30, which has been there since before Christmas. Wrapped in police tape with a scrappage notice on it, looking rather faded. A Seat Leon appears to have joined it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 The Passat that I pictured earlier which subsequently disappeared, reappeared again in almost the same spot as before, with the same flat tyre. It's gone again. There is also now an 04 plate KA in the same car park, flat tyre, been sitting about 2 or 3 weeks. It looks quite tidy and has a child seat fitted, the latter being a strange thing to abandon as a lot of families only have the one and they're not cheap. I've just run the reg through the MOT site and it's had only a few advisories in its whole life, none of which are for corrosion which is almost unheard of for these! The Avensis has remained throughout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 The KA was gone by this evening and it only bloody passed me in the other direction! Why do people leave cars for so long like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 On the way home, the Seat had an RAC van surrounding it and another car, so that looks to have resolved itself again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bangerfan101 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Vauxhall viva with a window full of auction, scrapyard info written all over it. Sat in a private car park in Tadcaster this morning She was tender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 There's been a Fiesta Zetec-S (facelift sad face, the purple one) with flat tyres sitting in a parking space on the road into Glossop for quite a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 There's been a facelift Laguna 1 sat in the truckers layby between Measham Auctions and the M42 for about two weeks. Today it seems to be missing a wing mirror so either a trucker has got pissed off with it taking up room, or someone has started gently picking at it before the inevitable removal/fire. That stretch of road seems prime for dumping, there was a burgundy Punto outside a farm gate just a bit further down that was there two weeks, gained a bit Police sticker, and then disappeared. I suppose it could be people buying crap from the Auctions and it only making it a mile down the road, but I thought Measham was more of a lease car disposal / nearly new fleet sort of auction these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_Rocket Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Alfa 156 at the side of the A21, coming out of Tonbridge Kent. Looks like a nice-ish one, I'd imagine it has suffered a terminal FTP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldofceri Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 This has/had been dumped at Toddington Services for yonks. (Not sure if it's still there.) oldcars and In The Pit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldofceri Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 These are still on the most depressingly grim wasteland of an industrial North London back street that I have ever had the misfortune to have to visit regularly, and have been joined by a couple of others since I took this. greengartside, Lacquer Peel and Jerzy Woking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Is the Todd-Audi in A4 or A6 flavour? If the latter, could you please nab the headlights for me next time you're passing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 These are still on the most depressingly grim wasteland of an industrial North London back street that I have ever had the misfortune to have to visit regularly, and have been joined by a couple of others since I took this. They look weirdly staged, like something from a film set. dugong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 They look weirdly staged, like something from a film set. You'd expect them to be written all over. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldofceri Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 The street leads to at least two scrap yards, a concrete plant, Brent Council's waste depot, a road/rail interchange for spoil from the Crossrail project and God knows what else. Hence the enormous amount of crap landing on anything that stands still for two minutes. I'm surprised the post box is still red tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 There's a ford puma that looks like it's just been abandoned on the verge outside the business park when my work is. Will get reg tomorrow to check. It's been there over a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 I've seen some filthy cars on North London back streets too. I think it's also a case of once you find a spot, you leave your car in it and start using the bus. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldofceri Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 I know what you mean, although the Saab and A-Class above are deffo dumped. Have you ever been in the underground car park at Marble Arch? There's a load of dusty motors down there. Not sure what went on here: Rusty_Rocket, andrew e, Alexg and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 ^ At least the Old Bill haven't just brushed it aside. (sorry...) Supernaut, martc, worldofceri and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Is the Todd-Audi in A4 or A6 flavour? If the latter, could you please nab the headlights for me next time you're passing? I'm just stealing these headlights for a friend officer, so you'd better speak to him! chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy - Medhurst Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 andrew e and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George-Roper Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 I still see that as a new car being 02 plated. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 I know what you mean, although the Saab and A-Class above are deffo dumped. Have you ever been in the underground car park at Marble Arch? There's a load of dusty motors down there. Not sure what went on here: Pretty sure that road sweeper runs a Perkins Prima turbodiesel. Or a Montego engine to the general public.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 My mistake. Wasn't a puma. A closer look showed it to be a Vauxhall tigra. With a note on the dashboard saying fuel problem will be recovered week beginning 11th April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldofceri Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 A more recent view of the dusty Saab. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 What the hell happened there? That's a very clean 'cut' down the middle of the headlight and the end of the bumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 These are still on the most depressingly grim wasteland of an industrial North London back street that I have ever had the misfortune to have to visit regularly, and have been joined by a couple of others since I took this. I want to wash that. fatharris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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