“I am certain that if these were in the Whirlow or Beauchief area they would have been removed within days of being abandoned”

A resident has been battling for weeks to have abandoned vehicles removed from the Park Hill area.

Frank Bussey says he has reported two cars and a light truck to Sheffield City Council and DVLA twice without success.

Abandoned VW with smashed window on Duke Street, Park Hill. | IM

placeholder image — Abandoned VW with smashed window on Duke Street, Park Hill. | IM

A registration number check on Gov.uk shows none have an MOT, two are untaxed and the truck is registered as SORN, which means it must not be kept on a public road.

They are a Ford Focus on School Lane, a Black VW on Duke Street, and a Mitsubishi Fuso truck on Blagden Street.

Mr Bussey said he was concerned about abandoned vehicles without tax or MOT obstructing footpaths and roads in the area.

Abandoned vehicles on School Lane, Duke Street and Blagden Street, Park Hill. | FB/IM

He added: “I am certain that if these were in the Whirlow or Beauchief area they would have been removed within days of being abandoned.”

Coun Mark Rusling, Chair of the Environment Services and Regulation Policy Committee at Sheffield City Council, said they were writing to two of the keepers - who were required to respond with 10 days - and removing one in the next few days.

Abandoned Ford Focus on School Lane, Park Hill. | FB

He added: “It’s against the law to abandon your vehicle and it’s your responsibility to keep it correctly.

“When a vehicle is reported to us, we run checks with South Yorkshire Police and the DVLA to check who the owner is.

“This takes time, but we do move vehicles as quickly as we can as it’s our responsibility to remove them if an owner doesn’t come forward.”

A DVLA spokesperson said they took action against untaxed vehicles including clamping, penalties and out-of-court settlements

They added that details of the vehicles in question had been shared with national wheel-clamping contractor, NSL.

They said: “Reports from members of the public provide valuable intelligence that helps inform enforcement activity.

“DVLA may also take enforcement action directly from the vehicle record, including penalties and out-of-court settlements, without the need to clamp a vehicle.”