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The Nissan has been parked next to Töl7 since the accident almost three weeks ago.
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A broken Nissan has been parked next to District Road 7 since an accident three weeks ago. The driver and owner are unknown.
The police investigation is ongoing.
Wackersberg - Some people are probably wondering: For almost three weeks, a battered car has been standing on a meadow right next to district road 7 between Oberfischbach and Königsdorf.
The driver wrecked the Nissan sometime on the night of January 23rd when he simply continued straight on a right-hand bend.
The car hit a sign, turned 180 degrees in the ditch and finally got stuck (we reported).
The driver fled.
What was left behind was the car, which according to the police is probably only worth scrap.
But what happens to the Nissan now?
Police are trying to identify the Polish owner
“We are currently trying to identify the Polish owner in order to clarify the disposal of the car,” says Andreas Rohrhofer, deputy head of the Tölz police station, when asked.
If the efforts are not successful, which is entirely possible, the district office, which is responsible for waste law, would have to take over.
“If we find a scrap car – legally correct: old vehicle – on the side of the road, we always try to identify the last owner or person responsible, who we then ask in writing to dispose of the vehicle,” explains district office press spokeswoman Sabine Schmid.
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If he does not comply, there will be a fee-based notice with a deadline and the threat of a fine.
If this deadline passes without being used, there will be another letter from the district office with the threat of a replacement.
If the person responsible still doesn't take action, the district will remove the car, have it disposed of and send the invoice to the person concerned.
In addition, if scrap vehicles are parked illegally, administrative offense proceedings are opened, which are usually punished with a fine in the mid-three-digit range.
“The dismantling of old vehicles outside of approved dismantling plants even constitutes an environmental crime,” says Schmid.
As soon as the red dot sticks, things get serious
But what if the district office cannot identify the owner?
Parallel to the procedure described, a large red dot is stuck on the vehicle.
The text on it also contains a request to remove the vehicle.
“This is a tool if the person ultimately responsible cannot be identified,” says Schmid.
From this moment on, you have one month to comply with the request.
The vehicle is then legally considered waste and we will dispose of it directly.
If the person responsible can be identified later, the costs will be invoiced to him, otherwise the district and thus the general public will bear the costs," explains the press spokeswoman.
Last year, the district office had to take action on 31 scrap vehicles that were simply parked.
In six cases, the district had no choice but to dispose of the vehicles themselves.
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