General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

This isn't about speeding, but a little tale about disinterest of the Police, which I found rather disturbing.

A few years ago, there was 51 plate black Ford Ka parked across the narrow road where I work. Its back off-side tyre was down to the rim, and for weeks nobody went near it.

As parking down there is one way, and at a premium, a few months went by when I decided to ring 101, but got no reply so I emailed GMP, explaining that an abandoned, untaxed and uninsured vehicle had been parked there for several months and that it could have been stolen or, tongue-in-cheek, there might be a body in the back.

I got an email back telling ME to phone the Council to get it removed.

Eh? Again I emailed back asking what does the Council have to do with abandoned vehicles, but again I got a negative response, but I did say that it was against the law to have an uninsured vehicle on the road, and the fact that the Police could access the owner's details on the PNC, but to no avail, so I gave up.

I ended up informing the DVLA and within a couple of days a big sticker was placed on the vehicle, and within a week it was towed away.

I do have a lot of time for the Police because I know how busy they are, but this lack of interest truly did shock me.