Car removed after being stuck on beach for a week

A rescue truck previously tried to retrieve the car but got stuck itself

A car that was stuck in mud on a beach for a week has been removed.

The black Renault Scenic was removed from the beach in Cleethorpes by North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) at 04:30 BST on Thursday.

A previous attempt to remove the vehicle had to be abandoned when a recovery lorry also became stuck in the sand and had to be rescued on 3 October.

Councillor Hayden Dawkins said the authority was "disappointed with the lack of action by the vehicle owner" and intended to recover costs from them.

The council says it is "disappointed" with a "lack of action" from the vehicle owner

The council's environmental services team arranged for specialist contractors to recover the vehicle, which was taken away by a salvage company.

Councillor Chris Dunn, NELC's head of street scene and environment, said removing the vehicle at low tide with no visitors on the beach or in the resort was "vital for safety reasons".

Dawkins, portfolio holder for culture, heritage and the visitor economy, said: "Our hope earlier this week was that the vehicle owner would take responsibility for this and arrange for their vehicle to be removed, that is what we all wanted.

"The council is disappointed with the lack of action by the vehicle owner to remove the vehicle abandoned on the beach."

He added NELC had "improved security, replacing locks and keys" at the entrance to the beach via the slipway, and apologised for any inconvenience this caused to slipway users.

The incident is the second in recent months in which a vehicle has become stranded on the beach, which has muddy patches from the tidal Humber estuary.

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