Originally Posted by Psycho Warren

only if its got no tax or insurance and on public land or its on private land and the landowner/resident confirms its not theirs.

You cant just go claiming cars parked on someones drive as on private land its not considered "lost".

Same as you cant touch a legally parked car on the public highway with tax and insurance.

You can in theory report any vehicle as abandoned but you would need reasonable grounds. A tax and insured car parked legally on the public highway wouldnt count as abandoned unless it was vandalised or trashed or similar.

ie you can quite safely go on that 6 month holiday (or 6 month prison sentance ) and come back and nobody will be able to have legally claimed your car as long as it was legally parked on the road, taxed and insured or on your own land in any condition.