Reply: I am informed by the Commissioner of Police that the term abandoned vehicles means vehicles left by their owners on footpaths or along public roads. Such vehicles, apart from obstructing the free passage of pedestrians, are a risk to the safety of road users. Pursuant to the Road Traffic (Removal of Vehicles) Regulations 1962, the Police are empowered to require the owner to remove an abandoned vehicle or to cause it to be removed from the road to a designated place. In accordance with Police Administrative Order No. 6 of 2018, a coordinated and integrated mechanism has been established involving the regular Police, the Police de l’Environnement, the Police Vehicle Towing Unit and the National Land Transport Authority to ensure that the removal and disposal of abandoned vehicles are carried out in a coordinated, orderly and legally compliant manner. I wish to inform the House that since January 2025, a total of 61 abandoned vehicles on public roads have been identified across the island. Of these, 37 vehicles have already been removed and towed to a designated site for further action. Removal notices have been affixed on the remaining 24 vehicles, requiring owners to remove them within the prescribed delay, failing which they will be removed by the Police and towed to Fort George in accordance with the Road Traffic (Removal of Vehicles) Regulations 1962. This coordinated approach is being continuously implemented and reinforced with a view to ensuring the timely removal of abandoned vehicles lying on public roads. DRUG TRAFFICKING & MONEY LAUNDERING – ARRESTS & VEHICLES SEIZURES – NOV 2024-APR 2026