London · local guide
Lewisham borough stretches from the river at Deptford down through Brockley, Catford and Forest Hill to Sydenham. Its hilly streets and Victorian terraces mean most cars are parked on the road.
Free collection
Start with the registration and the postcode where the car is parked.
The A21 runs south from Lewisham town centre through Catford, and the South Circular crosses the borough at Catford and Forest Hill. Away from these roads, Lewisham is a patchwork of residential streets on steep slopes, especially around Honor Oak and Sydenham Hill.
Parking zones have spread across much of the borough. If yours is one of them, the main things to plan are the permit and a spot for the recovery truck to stop.
A car parked on a steep street is no problem for a winch-equipped recovery vehicle, but it helps to tell the driver whether the car is facing uphill or downhill and whether the handbrake still holds. Those details decide how the car is pulled onto the truck.
Lewisham at a glance
Questions
Answers specific to scrapping a car here.
Lewisham Council handles abandoned vehicle reports. An untaxed vehicle can also be reported to the DVLA.
Only on days the car is driven. If it stays parked, there is no charge.
Start with the registration and postcode. A licensed buyer covering your area comes back with an offer, and collection is free.