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Removal of 1770 clunkers from Sofia streets starts in January 2010
Some 1770 disused cars in Sofia are facing relocation and potential scrap
A total of 1770 clunkers are due to be relocated from the streets of Sofia starting in January 2010, Investor reported on December 15 2009.
The campaign, which aims to rid Sofia's congested streets and parking places of dilapidated and disused vehicles, began in October 2009. To date, authorities have earmarked 1770 vehicles for relocation and potential scrap.
The initial three-month window in which owners were supposed to have their cars moved voluntarily expires at the beginning of January. Thereafter, all cars which received a sticker will be forcibly removed by Ekobulkar and placed in temporary car parks.
Once there, the vehicles will remain "incarcerated" for at least 14 days. Should owners wish to have their vehicles returned, they will have to pay between 150 and 500 leva for private vehicles and from 700 to 2000 for company cars. Failure to do so would result in the cars getting scrapped.
The campaign, which aims to rid Sofia's congested streets and parking places of dilapidated and disused vehicles, began in October 2009. To date, authorities have earmarked 1770 vehicles for relocation and potential scrap.
The initial three-month window in which owners were supposed to have their cars moved voluntarily expires at the beginning of January. Thereafter, all cars which received a sticker will be forcibly removed by Ekobulkar and placed in temporary car parks.
Once there, the vehicles will remain "incarcerated" for at least 14 days. Should owners wish to have their vehicles returned, they will have to pay between 150 and 500 leva for private vehicles and from 700 to 2000 for company cars. Failure to do so would result in the cars getting scrapped.
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when thy going to do the same in varna and burgas??????? soon I hope
"when are you going to get rid of the 4 legged strays that also clog up the streets."
Come on Cosmos, where else would some like you get a little love and respect, if those strays are gone... I mean without paying for it;))
Ah, the beauty of short headlines. For a fleeting moment I thought they were referring to clunkers made in 1770. LOL!
@expat: Interesting dilemma -- tow or clamp? In Pleven they seem to be on a clamping high at the moment, but it does mean that illegally-parked cars stay where they are and block the road. On the other hand, it's a lot quicker that towing. One annoying thing in Sofia, though, is that if you don't have a mobile phone with you for some reason you have a real problem with on-street parking, as "parking wardens" seem to be few and far between and don't wear any obvious uniform.
Good news travels fast, when are you going to get rid of the 4 legged strays that also clog up the streets.
I've always had a problem with Cash4Clunkers. To me it seems to go against simple supply and demand economics. How can we push all of these new cars into a market already saturated with used and repossessed vehicles (see www.repofinder.com)? Now new cars are worth even less, we have more Americans in debt, and eventually more repossessions.
excellent! finally !!
and then the next step is to remove all illigal parked cars as it is practice in every other european city.
but this immediately not after a three month grace periode (not even 3 minutes!!)