{"id":3017,"date":"2020-04-22T15:48:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T14:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scrapcarnetwork.org\/news\/?p=3017"},"modified":"2020-05-05T10:25:22","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T09:25:22","slug":"what-to-do-if-you-find-an-abandoned-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scrapcarnetwork.org\/news\/what-to-do-if-you-find-an-abandoned-car\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do if you find an abandoned car"},"content":{"rendered":"

People don\u2019t often leave their cars lying around. Well, not unless they lose them in a car park<\/a> for six months, that is. No, people mainly manage to keep track of their cars because they\u2019re expensive, and also because even if it\u2019s well past its sell by date, it\u2019s not a sensible move to leave your car on the side of the road. No matter what kind of condition it\u2019s in, you can still get at least some money for it, even if that\u2019s only its weight in scrap metal. Plus, when you scrap your car with someone like us here at Scrap Car Network, not only do we give you the best possible price, but we even collect it right from your driveway, for free!<\/p>\n

But for some reason, there are those who don\u2019t bother with this kind of stuff, and leave their cars gathering rust on the side of the road instead. Not only is this unpleasant to look at, but abandoned cars like this can be actively dangerous, especially they have sharp and rusted parts, or they\u2019re still full of toxic fluids. So if you see a car you think might have been abandoned, here\u2019s how to go about getting it sorted.<\/p>\n

How do you know if a car\u2019s abandoned?<\/h2>\n

This is obviously a very important question, and the first one you should be asking yourself. (Just because a car looks a bit run down, it doesn\u2019t mean the owner has vanished forever!) Identifying an abandoned car can sometimes a bit tricky, since they\u2019re not exactly labelled, but on the whole you can make a pretty good guess at it if it meets any of the following criteria:<\/p>\n