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Burnt-out Dundee caravan ‘eventually’ removed

Kris Miller, Courier, 06/10/10, News. Picture today off Chrleston Drive, Dundee. Despite assurances from the police that a burnt out caravan would be removed, locals near Charleston Drive have had to put up with the eyesore for another day. Pic shows the caravan with other charred debris beside housing.
Kris Miller, Courier, 06/10/10, News. Picture today off Chrleston Drive, Dundee. Despite assurances from the police that a burnt out caravan would be removed, locals near Charleston Drive have had to put up with the eyesore for another day. Pic shows the caravan with other charred debris beside housing.

A burnt-out caravan, which has caused fury among residents of Charleston Drive, was finally towed away on Thursday a week after it was set alight and Tayside Police apologised for the delay.

People have been calling for its removal since vandals set it on fire.

They were concerned about the safety of children who had adopted its remains as a gang hut.

Their calls were backed by councillors Tom Ferguson and Bob Duncan.

Edward Brown of Accident and Insurance Recovery, the firm that towed away the wreckage, said he could have responded sooner if police had done the paperwork.

He said he could have had it moved last Friday, “if not quicker.”

Mr Brown said, “The council received the necessary details at 11.57am today and at 12.56pm we received the orders by fax to remove it.

“With the correct fast-track procedures followed, the whole thing was taken care of within the space of an hour.”

He added, “I can’t believe it has taken so long.”

The caravan was taken to Baldovie to be crushed, he added.

Mr Ferguson said questions were raised over the way the issue was handled. He said he went to the spot as soon as he heard the caravan was still there.

He said, “I stayed on the site for three hours contacting various departments and the police. This turned out to be a procedural nightmare.

“Having insisted that I would not leave until this situation was cleared up, eventually the system kicked into action.”

Tayside Police have apologised for the delay.

“There are a number of legal steps officers have to go through before they can have a vehicle removed from the street, which includes identifying the owner of the vehicle,” said Chief Inspector Dave Barclay.

“I am disappointed and we apologise for the length of time that it has taken to process the required paperwork.

“However, we have now fast-tracked the required paperwork and officers have been in touch with Dundee City Council in order to have the caravan removed at the earliest opportunity.”