AIBU about non-taxed cars causing parking issues?

[Oh2bFree]

A new resident has moved onto my street renting a property and has gradually now added and parked on public highway 6 cars without tax, one of which is SORN and one which has neither MOT or tax. The guy doesn't move them, except at night to squeeze up close to other residents cars or to take up more space to bring more untaxed cars onto the street, usually at night. Then they just sit and sit. In addition to the untaxed cars, he has another 3 cars which are driven by him and his wife regularly. So there can be 9 cars belonging to his house here on a typical day. This is having a huge knock on effect on other car tax paying residents who live there. It is a terraced house street and parking is limited as it is. Everyone has been forced to park further away including disabled and elderly drivers, delivery vans can't pull over, road cleaners. maintenance, car recovery, emergency services can't get parked. Reports to DVA have resulted in no action whatsoever... Anyone else think this is beyond unreasonable? And what can anyone do about it? The DVA do nothing and the police refer you back to the DVA...

Have you been using the link that others have provided, stating the exact location of each parked car?

Where I am, untaxed cars are clamped pretty sharpish by the DVLA. They will remove cars parked on the pavement.

So, if the DVLA is not doing anything in your area, I suggest you submit a formal complaint to them. If nothing is done then write a letter to the MP that is the transport secretary. A ministerial letter to a government department makes them jump through hoops to sort the matter out.

You could try the local planning enforcement team at the council. Accuse him of running a business from home (car dealer) without permission and this invasion of untaxed cars is affecting you and your neighbours. You'd need your other neighbours to complain as well.

My council has a report abandoned vehicle option on the website.
You may have to report a couple of times, they put a warning sticker on and then take it away a couple of weeks later.
And I would try your local councillor before the mp as it is their responsibility first
Sounds very annoying

In our area there are so many car traders that don't have business premises and use side streets/public roads to park their vehicles, uninsured, no MOT or un taxed.

Every now and then together the police and DVLA come round and do a swoop.
Some get towed while others clamped.

Continue reporting to DVLA, also your local council should deal with this as an abandoned vehicle.

Because we’re grown ups who should try to sort things out ourselves first before taking up the time of MPs and councillors (I don’t mean the DVLA reporting tool as that is literally what it’s for)