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Dumped Rolls faces being crushed | Dumped Rolls faces being crushed |
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A Rolls Royce car abandoned in Birmingham could be crushed in a scrap yard unless the owner comes forward. | A Rolls Royce car abandoned in Birmingham could be crushed in a scrap yard unless the owner comes forward. |
The 1984 Silver Spirit, valued at £12,000, was in a car park under a block of flats where it is thought to have been for three years. | The 1984 Silver Spirit, valued at £12,000, was in a car park under a block of flats where it is thought to have been for three years. |
The council said if the owner was not traced it could be disposed of along with other dumped cars - but its value may mean it would be sold for charity. | |
Officials said residents reported it to them and it is now in a wrecker's yard. | Officials said residents reported it to them and it is now in a wrecker's yard. |
Now they are appealing for the owner of the silver car to come forward before the deadline of 30 April. | Now they are appealing for the owner of the silver car to come forward before the deadline of 30 April. |
Checks have been carried out with the DVLA and the police without success. | Checks have been carried out with the DVLA and the police without success. |
Jeremy Shields from the council, said: "We thought it would make sense, because it's a rather special car, to make an extra effort to ask the person to make themselves known." |
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