Abandoned Vehicles

Report an Abandoned Vehicle: 

To report an abandoned vehicle please contact [email protected]  providing the following details: 

• Vehicle Registration
• Colour / Make / Model
• Exact Location
• Period of time that vehicle has not been moved*
• Name and Contact Number 

The Council will arrange to investigate the matter.

If the vehicle is deemed to be abandoned the Council will then follow a procedure of issuing notifications to the registered owner.  

The process from initial inspection to removal can take up to 3 months. 

*Please note that a vehicle must not have moved for a significant period of time for consideration under this policy. (up to 6 weeks) 

The following are not considered to be abandoned: 

• Vehicles poorly parked
• Vehicles involved in residential parking disputes
• Broken down vehicles
• Vehicles on public roads which are causing obstruction or road safety hazard should be reported to the Gardai.
• While a vehicle with no tax or insurance may be an indicator that a vehicle is abandoned, the issue of no tax or insurance on a vehicle on a public road does not automatically deem a vehicle abandoned. Having no Tax or Insurance on a public road is a matter for the Gardai and does not fall under the remit of Fingal County Council.
• Vehicles in estates which are owned by persons resident in the estate will not be deemed abandoned.
• Vehicles on Private Lands or Private Estates will not be deemed abandoned.
• Any vehicles registered outside of the Rep of Ireland should be referred to the Gardai. 

If the vehicle(s) listed below are not removed by the owner(s) - under Section 71(7) (c) of the Waste Management Act, 1996, as amended, the vehicle will become the property of Fingal County Council. Fingal County Council will then have the vehicle removed on the date shown below: 

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE ABANDONMENT OF VEHICLES IS A PROSECUTABLE OFFENCE UNDER SECTION 71 OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT, 1996, AS AMENDED WITH FINES UP TO €5,000 ON PROSECUTION.

Unwanted Domestic Cars 

You may deposit your unwanted vehicle at one of 3 Authorised Treatment Facilities in Fingal. The Authorised Treatment Facilities in Fingal County Council’s administrative area are listed below. If dropping off the End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) yourself, please ensure that you get a certificate of destruction, or if you are having it collected please be sure that the haulier can show you a valid Waste Collection Permit that allows them to collect End-of –Life-Vehicles. If you suspect that they do not have a valid Waste Collection Permit, take their vehicle registration details and report them to [email protected] . Vehicles collected illegally often end up dumped or burnt out and are not safely disposed of. 

Authorised Treatment Facilities: 

Gannons City Recovery & Recycling Services Ltd

Unit 7 Rosevill Industrial Park, Turvey Avenue, Donabate, Co. Dublin 

Telephone: 01 890 7715 or 087 254 5005 

Industrial, Agri & Engineering Salvage Ltd. (IAES) 

Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin 

Telephone: 01 843 3444 or 087 252 444 

Website: www.scrapmycar.ie 

Email:  [email protected]

St. Margarets Recycling and Transfer Centre Ltd. 

Sandyhill, St. Margarets, Co. Dublin 

Telephone: 01  856 9434 

Email: [email protected]