Home  >  About Logan  >  ...  >  Abandoned vehicles Abandoned vehicles Impounded Vehicle auction Tuesday 15 December 2009. Download more information, impounded vehicles auction (pdf).  It is a nuisance offence under Local Law No. 10 (Public Health) 1999 to abandon a vehicle on premises. Premises means any road, land, building or structure or part thereof. The object of the local law is to ensure that acts or omissions do not result in risks to public health, safety and loss of amenity. An offence occurs under the following circumstances: When a vehicle has been abandoned on premises by the person who last drove or used it; or When an unregistered vehicle is parked on a road it is deemed to be abandoned. Officers investigating complaints of abandoned vehicles have a number of enforcement options. The option taken will depend on the circumstances of the case and the risk to public health, safety and loss of amenity. Impounded Vehicles If an abandoned vehicle is impounded it is towed away by Council, an assessment of the vehicles condition is made to determine its value and a disposal option. Vehicles that have value: If the owner is located, they are issued with an Advice Letter. If the owner is not located, the vehicle is advertised as impounded below within 14 days of impounding. If unclaimed, is disposed of by auction. Current impounded vehicles, held at the impound yard, as at 5 November 2009: Date impounded Vehicle description Registration Impounded from Reason for impounding ABV No. Date advertised 21/05/09 Grey Ford Festiva 998KKE Browns Plains Road, Browns Plains Abandoned vehicle 6245 16/06/09 26/05/09 Holden Torana (burned out)   Andalusian Drive, North Maclean Abandoned vehicle 6411 16/06/09 4/06/09 White Daihatsu Charade 056HDQ Hinchcliffe Street, Tanah Merah Abandoned vehicle 5971 16/06/09 4/06/09 White Ford Laser 672CPV University Drive, Meadowbrook Abandoned vehicle 5972 16/06/09 10/06/09 Blue Ford Laser   Harrier Avenue, Loganholme Abandoned vehicle 5973 16/06/09 16/06/09 Blue Nissan Pulsar 520KXD Auburn Street, Edens Landing Abandoned vehicle 6393 21/07/09 23/06/09 Grey Toyota Camry  351KVY Bryants Road, Loganholme Abandoned vehicle 6389 21/07/09 1/07/09 Blue Honda Accord 224HSN Bass Street, Woodridge Abandoned vehicle 5655 21/07/09 7/07/09 Blue Mitsubishi Lancer Browns Plain Road, Marsden Abandoned vehicle 6416 21/09/09 8/07/09 Daihatsu Sedan (burned out)   Station Road, Bethania Abandoned vehicle 4673 21/07/09 8/07/09 Blue Suzuki Sedan   Dongarven Drive, Eagleby Abandoned vehicle 4672 21/07/09 13/07/09 Holden Commodore Sedan (burned out)   Hotz Road, Logan Village Abandoned vehicle 5461 21/07/09 15/07/09 Cream Hyundai Excel 459IFG Spruce Street, Kingston Abandoned vehicle 5601 21/07/09 16/07/09 White Holden Commodore Wagon   Elcock Avenue, Crestmead Abandoned vehicle 7018 21/07/09 22/07/09 Nissan 300z (burnt out)   Eagleby Road, Eagleby Abandoned vehicle 6255 18/08/09 21/07/09 Ford Falcon Gold   Coral Street, Beenleigh Abandoned vehicle 6414 18/08/09 21/07/09 Toyota, Camry White   Salwood Place, Beenleigh Abandoned vehicle 6415 18/08/09 21/07/09 White Hyundai sedan   Pacific Highway, Loganholme Abandoned vehicle 5981 18/08/09 22/07/09 Black Ford Ute   Douglas Street, Woodridge Abandoned vehicle 5982 18/08/09 24/07/09 Black Mazda 929 Wagon   Tallagandra Road, Holmview Abandoned vehicle 6433 18/08/09 28/07/09 White Ford Telstar 628JYC  Wembley Road, Logan Central Abandoned vehicle 5680 18/08/09 2/08/09 Green Daihatsu Charade AJ64UN  Parramatta Road. Logan Central Abandoned vehicle 5617 18/08/09 4/08/09 White Holden Rodeo Ute 863LJU  Castle Street, Browns Plains Abandoned vehicle 7004 18/08/09 6/08/09 Gold Toyota 4wd SR5   New Beith Road, New Beith Abandoned vehicle 7019 18/08/09 6/08/09 Holden Commodore (burnt out)   New Beith Road, New Beith Abandoned vehicle 7020 18/08/09 18/08/09 Red SAAB Sedan Parliament Street, Bethania Abandoned vehicle 6907 7/09/09 26/08/09 Holden Commodore (burnt out) Beethoven Court, South Maclean Abandoned vehicle 7005 7/09/09 28/08/09 Silver Hyundai Excel 717KFC 5 Athena Grove, Springwood Abandoned vehicle 5937 7/09/09 2/09/09 Grey Toyota Camry 227LTK Fryar Road, Eagleby Abandoned vehicle 5590 7/09/09 3/09/09 Silver Mitsubishi Sedan BEZ15B Duke Street, Slacks Creek Abandoned vehicle 5927 7/09/09 17/09/09 Red Hyundai Excel   Browns Plains Road, Marsden Abandoned vehicle 5929 21/09/09 18/09/09 Nissan (burnt out)   Moody Road, Boronia Heights Abandoned vehicle 7031 21/09/09 23/09/09 Blue Nissan Sedan 388KVJ  Cairns Street, Loganholme Abandoned vehicle 6919 7/10/09 1/10/09 White Mitsubishi Sedan  762EJC Holyoake Drive, Daisy Hill Abandoned vehicle 6885 7/10/09 2/10/09 Red Ford Laser   Chesterfield Road, Park Ridge Abandoned vehicle 5114 7/10/09 23/10/09 Mitsubishi Lancer  330LFC Winnetts Road, Daisy Hill Abandoned vehicle 6431 5/11/09 28/10/09 Nissan Pintara Brown  353FCW Station Road, Bethania Abandoned vehicle 6391 5/11/09 29/10/09 White Daihatsu Charade  524IGZ Wain Avenue, Logan Central Abandoned vehicle 5600 5/11/09 30/10/09 Silver Holden Commodore  927LOD Kingston Road, Underwood Abandoned vehicle 07171 5/11/09 2/11/09 Blue Daewood Sedan  VYQ215 Damalis Street, Woodridge Abandoned vehicle 07148 5/11/09 Vehicles that have no value and where the owner cannot be located are impounded and may be disposed of as Council sees fit including being towed to the Browns Plains SmartTiP for disposal, e.g. burnt out vehicles, a vehicle without an engine, a vehicle severely damaged, a vehicle stripped of parts or wrecked, a vehicle dilapidated or rusted throughout. Claims for impounded vehicles Council will issue the owner of an impounded vehicle with an advice letter. A claim for a vehicle must be made within one month of the advice letter and accompanied by a completed Application for Release of Impounded Goods (pdf), payment of the release fee and presentation of satisfactory ownership details, e.g. personal identification, registration papers, motor dealer documents, a statutory declaration. A person acting on the owner's behalf or claiming right to possession must also provide satisfactory evidence of their right to possession and authority to act on behalf of the owner. All applications must be lodged at the Council Administration Centre. If a successful claim is not made for the return of a vehicle within one month of notice then the vehicle will be disposed of in accordance with Local Law No. 2 (Administration) 2001, Section 42(5) Disposal of Vehicle. For more information contact Council on 3412 5318. Note: As the result of local government reform, vehicles impounded from the former Gold Coast City Council and Beaudesert Shire Council areas are removed and disposed of in accordance with the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995. Any such vehicles listed above will also be advertised for sale by auction in local newspapers.