Council clears 400 untaxed vehicles from roads

Bradford Council gained powers to remove untaxed vehicles in 2023

Nearly 400 "nuisance" vehicles have been taken off Bradford's roads since the district council was granted powers to seize them.

The latest clearance operation saw Bradford Council, working with West Yorkshire Police, remove 13 uninsured vehicles from the Keighley Central ward, with 12 of those untaxed and one left in a dangerous state.

In total, 396 vehicles and 19 caravans have been cleared from highways by the council's traffic and enforcement team since it gained the right to take away any vehicle without valid tax in 2023.

Of these, 131 have subsequently been taxed and collected by their registered owners, 18 remain in the pound and 247 have been crushed.

Cars and vans with a Statutory Off Road Notification that are parked on adopted and unadopted highways, or open-air land like supermarket car parks, are also impounded.

Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, Bradford Council's executive member for regeneration, planning and transport, urged residents to continue reporting these vehicles.

He said: "I'd like to thank officers who, with the support of West Yorkshire Police and local ward councillors, have been working to remove these abandoned vehicles, which are a real nuisance and a blight on local communities."

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