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    Can anyone tell me what the legal status is of cars dumped road side in Queensland with the plates removed.
    I'm guessing they wouldn't be open slather to strip or remove, but can you apply to the cops or council for removal rights?
    Obviously if it's been dumped it's stuffed, but even if I can get the parts I need in totally non-functional condition, that would allow me to start to frame mock-up and building.
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    I don't know about Qld, in SA the council has the licence, you then purchase by tender from the council after a waiting period, also if you remove the vehicle or parts there of and the vehicle is stolen of or has some other type of lien on it you will be guilty of receiving stolen property.

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    There are certainly enough of them lying on the side of the road these days. Seems one can't go on a lengthy trip around town without seeing at least one or two.

    Some seem to remain there for many weeks. I often wonder if they are set up as "bait" to catch enterprising used car parts recyclers.

    One thing I do know is that a nearby suburb has been near the top of the list for stolen vehicles in the past few years and that trend has spilled over into our street with two vehicles stolen and two attempted but thwarted thefts since early October 2018.
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    The local council gets the job of removal.

    The problems with helping them remove it are, 1. Safety, 2. It may be stolen goods.
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    As far as I know, right across Australia, a dumped vehicle remains the legal property of the original owner. The usual situation with a dumped vehicle is that the owner "denies" ownership -- "the registration has expired, the vehicle is no longer mine"
    There is a process that allows the local council or roads authority to take possession (i.e. ownership) of the dumped vehicle and then to dispose of it. This process takes some weeks to exercise. Typically there will be contractor involved who has some expectation of "profiting" from the recovery of the dumped vehicle.
    So lots of legal niceties to fall foul of and lots of toes to step on if you start a DIY recover operation.
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    As the others have said above it's a matter of ownership and "Title". Usually the "title" passes to the local body who have the right to clean up the roads and after the appropriate period of compliance, usually several months, they sell them through the auction houses usually for almost no money I believe, but when you buy from them you gain the "title" legally and in writing.
    Check with the likes of Pickles, Mannhiem Fowles and Grays Online. The one who has the local contract is what you need, then just attend and go for it.
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    Taking parts from roadside vehicles, or the entire vehicle, is theft - plain & simple - no matter what condition they are in. Follow Nanigai's advice.

    Here in Townsville there have been several vehicles left abandoned in full view of CCTV cameras mounted at traffic intersections. Over several weeks the vehicles became skeletonized, hence my prior reference as to whether they were placed as "bait" to capture thieves.
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    I approached the council once about such a car and was given permission to take what I wanted. That was about 20 years ago


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