Council finally remove car that had been abandoned on Leeds street for EIGHT years

Leeds City Council environment officers have finally removed a car that hadn't moved in eight years.

A resident of Otley reported the abandoned Peugeot parked on a street in the town and it was towed away this week.

The car had been abandoned in Otley since 2010placeholder image
The car had been abandoned in Otley since 2010

Seven shocking images of flytipping in Leeds this monthAccording to environmental action officers from the Clean Leeds team, it had stood in the same spot in a suburban parking area for nearly a decade.

It's not clear why the car came to be abandoned.

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