Abandoned car reports from Sept 2022 to Sept 2023
Dear Croydon Borough Council,
I am conducting research in relation to the number of cars that are abandoned per year, and wondered if you hold the following data please:
The number of vehicles reported as abandoned within your area, broken down by year across the last year (from September 2022 to September 2023). If possible, please also include the make and model and registration year of any of these abandoned vehicles.
Please provide this as an Excel spreadsheet (or similar format).
If any element of this request exceeds the FOI cost/time limits, please could you refine the request, and process any other available data.
Please let me know if you would like further information or clarification on this request. Thank you for your help in this enquiry.
Yours faithfully,
Richard Paul
Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA
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Dear Richard Paul
Freedom of information request - FOI/8417
Subject: FOI - Abandoned vehicles
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Croydon Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
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Bernard Weatherill House
8 Mint Walk
Croydon CR0 1EA
Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA
Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]
Dear Richard Paul
Request FOI/8417
Further to your request received on 09/10/2023, I confirm that the Council
has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. Specifically, you have requested the following information:
"Dear Croydon Borough Council,
I am conducting research in relation to the number of cars that are
abandoned per year, and wondered if you hold the following data please:
The number of vehicles reported as abandoned within your area, broken down
by year across the last year (from September 2022 to September 2023). If
possible, please also include the make and model and registration year of
any of these abandoned vehicles.
Please provide this as an Excel spreadsheet (or similar format).
If any element of this request exceeds the FOI cost/time limits, please
could you refine the request, and process any other available data."
Please see below available data regarding the number of abandoned vehicles
that an officer has investigated. Please note that these are not
abandoned if they are claimed, and the figures do not include the number
of reports received, where the vehicle does not fall under the criteria of
an abandoned vehicle.
Number of vehicles dealt with as
Abandoned
Sep-22 Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23
64 72 59 75 98 86 95 127 76 100 79 74 58
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Yours sincerely,
Information Team
Croydon Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House,
Mint Walk,
Croydon,
CR0 1EA
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