Ah using the term "Street Scene" there is probably not very apt. That term was used in recent times to launch a series of street cleaning/local improvement initiatives..many of us went along to the Neighbourhood Forum at launch and with great aplomb took part and suggested various areas that needed improvement...sadly the whole thing, the whole idea, seemed to disappear on a puff of wind almost immediately after...puff!
This is a different but wider initiative called Operation Cubit but rids the street of more of the unwanted...I'll let the DDC press release tell the story.
OPERATION CUBIT TARGETS ABANDONED VEHICLES IN DOVER DISTRICT
Operation Cubit targeted Dover District from 6-8 September and removed 19 abandoned and untaxed vehicles from the streets of the district.
Operation Cubit is run in partnership across the county by Kent Police, Kent County Council, Kent District Councils (including Dover District Council), Medway Unitary Authority, Kent Fire and Rescue Service, NSL (formerly the National Car Parking Service), and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). Launched in 2001, the scheme continues to work across Kent districts and has contributed to a significant fall in the number of abandoned and untaxed vehicles across the county.
Once removed from the streets, abandoned and untaxed vehicles are taken to a compound. Vehicles not claimed within the prescribed period (usually seven days) may be destroyed. Vehicle owners have to pay a minimum of £100 fine, plus a £160 surety fee (refundable on purchase of a tax disc within 14 days) to reclaim their vehicle, as well as a storage fee of £21 per day.
Nadeem Aziz, Chairman of the District of Dover Community Safety Partnership said: "We continue to work closely with all our partners to make sure the district remains a safe place to live, work and visit. Operation Cubit continues to be a great success, removing untaxed and abandoned vehicles from our streets as quickly as possible. Residents have said that untaxed and illegal vehicles are of concern to them, and together partner agencies have taken action."
To report an abandoned vehicle in Dover District please call 01304 872428 or visit
www.dover.gov.uk