steve_b_wales Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Yesterday, I phoned 101 to report a car that had been left half on/half off the pavement close to my house. It's been there for at least three weeks, and looks in bad shape. No one in my street knows who left the car there, and we think it could have been abandoned. After waiting to get through to the 'police', I was then transferred to South Wales Police, and put 'on hold' once again. After four minutes, I finally got to talk to someone. I explained about the vehicle, and was told in a very condescending voice, 'Well if the vehicle is taxed, insured and has a MOT, it can be left there'. I was also asked, 'what makes you think it could be abandoned'? I explained that the reason I phoned was to pass on the vehicle details, so that the 'police' can check against their records if it's been reported missing. I was then told that the details would be checked out. What an attitude to have. It's no wonder people just ignore things like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Thing is you can check if it is insured by checking the MIDB, just tap the reg number in, if it shows no Insurance, call the police, same can be done with the MOT as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 I have been watching two vehicles abandoned near me. Within 3 weeks one, a Suzuki Grand Vitara, was up on blocks and all wheels removed, at 5 weeks it was covered in VOTE OUT stickers. The other, a transit van, has yet to be adorned....Ohhhh nooooo it's too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 The 101 line here in Peterborough gets a very poor response, I normally give up waiting for a chance to speak to a human, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 The 101 line here in Peterborough gets a very poor response, I normally give up waiting for a chance to speak to a human, Was not too bad the other day when I phoned to let them know about a tanker hose in the middle of the A47 Eye bypass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzab Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Def a police matter abandoned cars...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanj Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Thing is you can check if it is insured by checking the MIDB, just tap the reg number in, if it shows no Insurance, call the police, same can be done with the MOT as well! only if you pay for it (MIDB that is) Def a police matter abandoned cars...... Council matter in Liverpool apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 I only ever called 101 once and it was a major chore, so wont be happening again. A car was parked near my house during fair week at he beginning of June. It now has a sticker on it claiming it has been abandoned and if it is yours you can phone the local council. It's still there. A nice little Fiat if anyone wants it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 only if you pay for it (MIDB that is) Council matter in Liverpool apparently Just type askmid in your search bar ,its free. Type mot/tax expiry, and direct to the gov site for free tax/mot expiry on any car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 only if you pay for it (MIDB that is) Council matter in Liverpool apparently No the MIDB check is free, google Is My Car Insured and you can check the Insurance on a car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 I only ever called 101 once and it was a major chore, so wont be happening again. A car was parked near my house during fair week at he beginning of June. It now has a sticker on it claiming it has been abandoned and if it is yours you can phone the local council. It's still there. A nice little Fiat if anyone wants it! If only you were closer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexfluke Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 I had to call them this week to report the theft of my dads tractor, was on hold for 45mins. Only to be told that as we had found it dumped in a field a mile down the road there was no further action they could take apart from giving me a incident number. Complete waste of time not that I am surprised, when they broke into one of the barns and stole two out boards and a load of power tools they told me it must of been children walking along the foot path. So no further action would be taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 I have to call 101 every time i go shooting at my work for a job number and i dont think ive ever got right threw the usual is a 10-15 minute wait then they ask me a load of irreverent questions and then the next on just gives me the number theres no happy medium with 101 police Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Def a police matter abandoned cars...... Not unless there are aggravating factors. It is just like litter or fly-tipping otherwise. The government gave that sort of responsibility to councils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 . A nice little Fiat if anyone wants it! put the beer away,fiat made a nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzab Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Not unless there are aggravating factors. It is just like litter or fly-tipping otherwise. The government gave that sort of responsibility to councils. Thank you. I was being sarcastic. I'm very much aware of powers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewh100 Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 i would never use 101 again like steve.b says they are very rude. i ended up putting a complaint in against them. got an apology back from an inspector told him they were a waste of time he made no comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 i tryed to call them once on hold for 20 mins, never again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 I have in the past called 101 and after waiting for a considerable time, a recorded message offers you the chance to leave your number and they will call you back! Tried it once, by the time my call was returned (3 Hrs later) They could not have done anything constructive about what I was calling about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 I called them last year when a group of chavs went into our garage block. its a dead end so they were clearly going in to rob the garages. a local police operation had been cancelled and within 3 minutes there were police everywhere.I counted four cars, three vans and a dog unit.Some of the chavs were caught red handed, some fled over the garage roofs. The other side of the block is the local college. The helicopter and dog unit soon rounded them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3vert Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Only use it when I go shooting and have to say they have always been spot on. Nice and straight forward, very polite and answered very quickly. Probably like most things in life, depends who you get. Next time I might get a muppet and will have a different opinion ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bb Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 999 is free. 101 is charged at premium rate. Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 999 is free. 101 is charged at premium rate. Amazing. I've phoned many times for work and the odd occasion for personal reasons and it's always stated "this call will cost you a maximum of 15 pence"... Is that considered premium ? I would consider premium to be one of those £5 a minute numbers personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Funker Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 It's not a police matter.She was probably sick of the umpteenth call requesting something that has nothing to do with police? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 UPDATE: Further to my original post, I had a phone call yesterday from a police officer at my local station. He said that I had reported that a car had been abandoned, to which I told him 'No'. He then said that he has traced the last known owner of the vehicle, and said that because he wasn't from around this area, could I name a few streets that are near to where the car was left. I mentioned 6 streets, and he replied that the owner didn't live in any of them. He then said that he would be reporting the vehicle to the local council, and would also be sending a PCSO up later this week to check it out. So, a result so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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