Increase in cars being abandoned in estates

Cork County Council is considering introducing local bylaws to curb a noticeable increase in the number of old or damaged cars being dumped in both private and public housing estates.

Despite some local scrapyards offering €70 to remove unused cars, many motorists are simply choosing to abandon vehicles in privately-owned fields and public places such as the roadside.

For some local authorities, dumped cars are a scourge in relation to litter control.