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Londoner hit with £1,000 fine for abandoned caravan

The London council described it as a `blight on the landscape` (Picture: Green Lanes in Haringey)

by Chris Jefferies

Haringey Council is calling on the owner of an abandoned caravan to come forward and collect his vehicle, after the total fines broke the £1,000 mark.

The London borough council told the Tottenham and Wood Green Journal that the single-axle tourer was blocking the road and is a blight on the landscape.

Residents and councillors alike had complained about the Sprite caravan, which was moved from Clyde Road on May 24th, only to be put back in the same place a few weeks later.

The council has warned the owner that they have until July 8th to claim the vehicle before it is crushed.

However, if they do come forward, they will face fines and storage charges totalling £1,632.

Nilgun Canver, Haringey councillor and cabinet member for the environment, told the local newspaper: “We can’t have abandoned vehicles blocking streets like this. The caravan was causing problems for people living in this area.”

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