Weymouth: Ford pick-up moved on from Marina Gardens

As previously reported, residents said the vehicle, an orange classic-style Ford pick-up truck, had remained in Marina Gardens, off Wyke Road, for about three years.

Whilst the vehicle was not actually abandoned, as it was taxed when parked in Marina Gardens, Dorset Council said it had started a legal process to get it shifted. It warned the owner it would be removed by this month if they did not take action.

The vehicle had appeared to have become a dog poo bin, as bags were pictured being discarded in the back, with moss and mould starting to grow on the road underneath, as well as from the car itself.

The pick-up truck on Marina Gardens (Image: Tom Lawrence) It made Echo headlines in March this year when the road was resurfaced for the first time in almost 30 years, but workers were forced to tarmac around the vehicle.

The truck has now moved from Marina Gardens and is now in a private parking area, off the highway, nearby.

With the vehicle gone, the patch of road where it was previously parked has now been resurfaced.

The road has since been resurfaced (Image: Alfie Lumb) A Dorset Council spokesperson said: “The vehicle was removed and the patch of road has been resurfaced."

When the Echo asked the council whether any further action would be taken, a spokesperson said the vehicle was no longer on the council's land.

A resident of Marina Gardens, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “The owner turned up a little while back to pick it up. I don’t know who contacted him about it - but it worked.

"I asked him why he hadn’t come to pick it up earlier, and he said that he wasn’t able to.

“To be fair to the council, they then reacted pretty quickly to patch up the area around it.”

Previously the council said it had commenced a legal process to enable the removal of the vehicle, but said that it takes "time and money" - and urged the owner to remove the vehicle to save "council taxpayers".

Residents had previously tried contacting the council and the police, only to be told that the car remained taxed and was owned by a person in Weymouth.