Here, you can find out what to do if there's abandoned cars, fly-tipping, graffiti, obstructive parking, people repairing vehicles as a business, speeding or dangerous vehicles on your estate.
There is a cost to keeping your community free of litter and unauthorised dumping of rubbish. Please help us keep these costs down by reporting any unusual activity. Take photos of vehicles and rubbish if safe to do so. You can report these incidents to us using our online ASB form.
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Abandoned cars
If you have noticed a vehicle that you believe to be abandoned, start by speaking to your neighbours to see if they know who owns the car.
If you have made enquiries and no-one knows, make a note of the registration number and make of the car.
If the vehicle is in one of our car parks, please complete our online ‘Contact us’ form. Once we receive your report, we will make contact with the DVLA to see if there is a registered keeper. If there is, we will make contact with them. If not, we will make arrangements to get the vehicle removed. This process can take up to 10 weeks.
If the vehicle is on a public road, please contact the local authority https://beta.lambeth.gov.uk/about-council/contact-us/
If you believe the vehicle is stolen, please contact the Police on 101 who will attend and recover the vehicle if it is stolen.
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Fly-tipping
We define fly-tipping as:
- The unlawful dumping of liquid or solid waste on land or in water.
- Mismanagement or misuse of waste facilities.
- Dumping bulky items such as old furniture e.g. bed frames and sofas.
To report fly-tipping please complete our online ‘Contact us’ form.
To book bulk waste removal please visit our ‘Bulk waste collection’ page.
Fly tipping on privately owned land will be the responsibility of the private land owner and not SW9 Community Housing.
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Graffiti
Graffiti is an offence of criminal damage and can be reported to the Police; however they will not remove it.
Is the graffiti is personally targeted towards you or your family?
If yes, please refer to our ‘Verbal abuse or harassment’ section for guidance.
If no, if the graffiti is on our land, please complete our online ‘Contact us’ form and we will arrange to get this removed.
If the graffiti is not on our land, please contact Lambeth Council who will arrange to get it removed.
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Obstructive parking
If your neighbour is parking in a manner which obstructs your ability to enter/leave your home and/or allocated parking space, start by speaking to them first, they may not be aware their actions are causing you a problem.
If the problem continues then you can take the following action:
- If it is on a public verge or highway and the vehicle parked contravening local parking regulations contact Lambeth Council who may be able to assist by issuing a Penalty Charge notice.
- If it is parked in such a manner where it needs to be removed immediately, please contact the Police who will arrange this if deemed necessary.
- If it is on land owned by SW9 Community Housing, complete our online ‘Contact us’ form and we will make contact with your neighbour. It may be that your neighbour/their visitors are not aware of the local parking arrangements.
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Repairing vehicles
This refers to the offence of repairing vehicles in the street and is aimed at those carrying out repairs as part of running a vehicle repair business and not individuals repairing their own cars/bikes.
If you are being disturbed by a neighbour carrying out repairs, start by speaking to them, they may not be aware they are disturbing you. If the problem continues and you believe an offence is occurring, then you can either:
- If it is on a public highway, contact Lambeth Council who can investigate and consider action under the Clean Neighbourhood and Environment Act 2005.
- If it is on land owned by SW9 Community Housing and they are causing a persistent noise nuisance, please refer to our noise nuisance section for guidance.
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Speeding or dangerous vehicles
If you believe that a Road Traffic Offence has been committed, such as speeding or dangerous driver, you should report the incident and circumstances as soon as possible to the Police.
Some local authorities can install traffic calming measures to improve road safety. These may include road humps, chicanes, traffic islands etc. The Local Authority will decide whether a road needs traffic calming and, if so, which measures are most suitable. The specific traffic problem will dictate the location, type and size of traffic calming measures. These are usually chosen after discussion with road safety officers, local residents and the emergency services, they may conduct an independent study to assess the problem.