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Sofia city hall to remove 450 clunkers off streets, parking areas

Mon, Oct 26 2009 15:20 CET

byNick Iliev

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Sofia city hall to remove 450 clunkers off streets, parking areas

Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach

Across Bulgaria's capital city, more than 450 decrepit vehicles have been earmarked for removal following a sweep ordered by municipal authorities, Dnevnik daily said on October 26 2009.
 
The task force set up by the Sofia city hall has marked 450 cars with stickers, informing their owners that they must be removed within three months. The cars have to be relocated either to private property or sent for scrap.
 
Should owners fail to act within that period, their vehicles will be removed by the municipality and placed in specially designated car parks for a period of two weeks.

During that time, owners can claim their vehicles back, but will be made to cover the expenses of removal, plus a municipal fine, which may vary from 150 to 500 leva depending on the circumstances. Should owners fail to claim the car in this period or be unwilling to pay the fines, the car would be scrapped.

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Anonymous jeff Tue, Oct 27 2009 18:33 CET
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When are thy going to do the same in Varna and Burgas? cant wait.

Anonymous Nick Tue, Oct 27 2009 15:44 CET
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i did not upload that photo on the article, nor did i write the caption underneath it. and yes you are correct, the photo is misleading and it has been taken down

Anonymous expat Tue, Oct 27 2009 10:39 CET
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finally the Sofia administrations starts to act as any other city administration !!
I am wondering if this is one (positive) effect of the crisis !!

Congratulations !!

Start with the old scrappy cars, which have not been moved for years.
Next than remove those cars which are violating traffic laws by parking on pedestrian ways or at crossings etc

Anonymous smiley Tue, Oct 27 2009 10:05 CET
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The sticker does not warn the Trabant owner. To me it seems that it is the Trabant owner that has placed it. I am not Bulgarian. Nick Iliev sounds to be Bulgarian but is using a misleading photo in the article.

Anonymous Cosmos Mon, Oct 26 2009 22:23 CET
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Thanks for info I always new you you could be clever if you wanted to.

Anonymous Valeri Mon, Oct 26 2009 22:02 CET
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This sign is priceless.
For the benefit of the none-Bulgarians:

It says:
"this car is not being used and it will be towed away on ..."

The word "car" is scratched out and replaced with "Trabant".


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