Council Sells Abandoned Cars On eBay

The Guardian: Council sells abandoned cars on eBay

A council has come up with a new way of disposing of abandoned cars - selling them on the internet.

Westminster city council has auctioned a Range Rover on the UK online marketplace, eBay, with the vehicle fetching £6,600. It is now offering a 1962 Rover P5 which was owned by European aristocrat Countess Renee de Vismes and which has been in a car park for six years following her death.

Around 200 cars are abandoned in London each day and the capital accounts for 40% of abandoned cars nationally.