Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2017 to Question 108459, on motor vehicles: registration, what redress there is for local residents who live on a public road on which a SORN vehicle is not removed after 72 hours.

Vehicles that have been clamped for being unlicensed with a Statutory Off Road Notification in force should be removed from the public highway within 72 hours. Members of the public can report any vehicle that remains on the road longer than 72 hours after being clamped to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, using the telephone number shown on the clamp.

Any vehicle, whether it is clamped or not, that is causing an obstruction, is likely to cause damage, is broken down or abandoned without lawful authority, can be removed by the police.

Abandoned vehicles can also be removed by the relevant local authority using powers contained in the Cleaner Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2006.