Derelict vehicles site relocation being planned
Derelict vehicles dumped in Havers.
The government is negotiating a new place to relocate derelict vehicles currently stored in the Seventh and Eighth districts, as part of efforts to address long-standing environmental and aesthetic concerns.
Director of Waste Management Brian Davis confirmed during a recent community meeting that discussions are underway with a private landowner regarding a new site.
“Yes, the derelict situation is a great concern for this community and many communities,” Davis said.
He explained that the proposed site would be more suitable than the existing location. “We are currently doing negotiations with a new property owner for a new derelict site. It’s obviously a site that’s more hidden. It’s not on the coast like the current site,” Davis stated.
The current derelict vehicle storage area has drawn criticism, particularly because of its visibility and lack of consultation with residents in the surrounding areas.
Davis indicated that negotiations are progressing and could be concluded within weeks. “Once those negotiations are concluded, which I suspect somewhere around the end of March, we will be in a better position to tell you what we’re doing with derelicts,” he said.
In the meantime, the Waste Management Department has already begun preparatory work. “We’ve already tagged a number of vehicles,” Davis disclosed.
He said the main outstanding issue is securing access to the new location. “It’s just a matter of getting that site readily accessible. And once we have that in place, we’ll be ready to go,” Davis added.
The derelict vehicle problem has affected several communities in the Virgin Islands over the years. Authorities have periodically issued public notices urging owners to remove abandoned vehicles from public roads and private lands. In some instances, vehicles left unattended have contributed to drainage blockages and posed safety hazards.
The government introduced a one-time vehicle disposal fee last September to help fund the removal and storage of derelict vehicles from public areas. Health Minister Vincent Wheatley said the new fee applies to both newly imported vehicles and existing vehicles when owners renew their licences
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DMV charging a derelict fee, and the place is still a dump. Just drive past the waterfront full a dem
Vincent promise a new location months ago. Same thing he told the people in VG seven years ago give me three months to seperate the docks. Waste of A government
Who have to pay to move all those vehicles again!?
Where is the barge we were promised that would take all these derelict cars away, I seem to remember we were told it would be here in April 2025 and still nothing, maybe if the government had excepted the offer from a UK scrap metal person after Irma we wouldn’t be in this situation. Greed wins every time
Head east
Only in the BVI do you see derelict vehicles on prime waterfront properties.
I remember there was an investor who wanted to put a resort down there and the residents above took him to court but apparently they have no problem with the site being a dump for old vehicles. HMMMM!!!!!
Residents did complain about the vehicles. Fraser and Vincent promised to sort the issue in a matter of weeks. This was MONTHS ago.
We are still hoping these vehicles to be moved SOON!!
You all think that bad you need to see the on in VG in the middle of a residential area. For years now getting more and more cars daily and no signs of them moving them Promise behind promise.
It caught a fire already and was hell where the airport fire truck had to be used as well. Backward a$$ place we are living in.