Police prepare to dispose abandoned vehicles

Maldives Police Service has started to dispose impounded vehicles.

The vehicles to be discarded are the ones unclaimed from police custrody after being impounded for illegal parking or for being abandoned on the streets.

Police media official said that they have started to transport the vehicles from Dhoonidhoo to Thilafushi and that they are making the final preparations, jointly with Male’ City Council, to dismantle and dispose the vehicles.

Police said that 156 motorcycles, 560 bicycles and 6 four-wheeled vehicles are to be scrapped in the current phase. Over 1000 vehicles will soon be disposed.

Only 5 owners responded to the latest public announcement by the police to reclaim abandoned vehicles. Police also disposed a large number of abandoned motorcycles in 2013.