Abandoned vehicles have a negative effect on the quality of our environment in Oxford but the City Council has an officer dedicated to combat this.
 
He operates on behalf of the DVLA, using powers devolved from them, to report and remove untaxed/SORN vehicles from the public highway and other ‘off road’ areas.

He also acts on behalf of other Council departments such as Housing, Parks, and Corporate Assets, to investigate vehicles that they have concerns about and remove them. This is usually done through a 15 day notice, but if a vehicle is declared dangerous, it can be removed immediately.
 
This service is also offered to the private sector, such as housing associations, independent companies and private individuals.

All online and telephone enquiries are investigated, and he also tags and removes abandoned bikes. Most bikes are removed after bi-monthly inspection of the 186 racks throughout the city. Around 1,000 bikes a year are removed and these are offered to different charities or are recycled.

You can report an abandoned vehicle on the City Council website at https://www.oxford.gov.uk/homepage/122/report_an_environmental_problem