Sale and disposal of abandoned vehicles and impounded goods

We impound unregistered vehicles, or those deemed as abandoned on a road or Council land within the municipality. In accordance with our General Municipal Law 2014 and the Local Government Act 1989, vehicles that have been impounded for a period of 14 days without being reclaimed become the possession of the City of Whittlesea ready to be disposed of.

Our General Municipal Law 2014 deals with unregistered and abandoned vehicles:

• 12.3(1)(a)  A person must not park an unregistered vehicle (if it is of a class which requires it to be or is usually registered under the Road Safety Act 1986) or a derelict vehicle on a road, in a public place (except with the consent of the occupier) or on Council land.
• 12.3(3)  A vehicle left standing or abandoned on a road or Council land contrary to sub-clause (1) may be removed and impounded by Council or an authorised officer and if that occurs a notice in a form of Schedule 4 will, if practicable, be given.

Once we have taken possession of such vehicles, we put the vehicles up for auction and seek offers from any interested parties.

For a successful bidder, we can deliver the vehicle to your location of choice upon receipt of payment. Please note, vehicles are sold as salvageable vehicles with no keys and extra charges will apply for deliveries outside of the municipality.

Tows within the municipality can be arranged with us free of charge.

Unregistered vehicles must be placed onto private property and kept in accordance with any applicable Local Law or Legislation.

Only successful bidders will be notified.

The auction is now closed, stay tuned for future auctions.

Place your bid via this link

Acceptance of bid amounts is at our discretion. Offers must contain the relevant lot number, full name, address, email, contact phone number and tender offer. Incomplete offers will be deemed to be invalid.

At conclusion of the offer period, we will notify the successful bidders. If there is more than one party with an equal maximum bid, they will be notified by us and allowed an opportunity to resubmit a further bid for that item.

Successful bidders will be granted a period of 48 hours once notified to finalise payment.

Payment options will be provided to the successful buyer.

Once payment has been finalised, the vehicle will be delivered to your location of choice or you will be informed to organise removal of the vehicle by a towing contractor of your choice.

Please note: Bids will not be accepted from previous owners of vehicles.