Ultimatum to owners of 1,765 motorcycles abandoned in courtyards in Armenia

The Ministry of Transit and Transport of Armenia announced in the last few hours that it will apply the Law on Yards to a total of 1,765 motorcycles that are abandoned in the Secretariat's parking lots.

In this regard, the Secretary of Traffic of Armenia, Daniel Jaime Castaño Calderón, explained that although in December 2021 the inventory and expertise of motorcycles for the application of the standard began, the process is not easy, since “not all vehicles are subject to this law because some, involved in a traffic accident, do not can accommodate”.

Even so, the official announced that, as required by law, the decision of the Secretariat will be published in a national media outlet, “the idea is to inform owners of 2-wheeled vehicles that the process of declaring abandonment, which is the next step through an administrative act,” said the Secretary Castaño.

Once the publication is made and the declaration of abandonment of the 1,765 motorcycles is made, it will go to the process of disintegration of them, “it is the most appropriate next step because finishing off or selling these vehicles is more complicated and expensive compared to the commercial value they have”, clarified the official.

Finally, in order to disintegrate the motorcycles, Secretary Castaño pointed out that “this diligence must be done with companies authorized and certified by the national government”, and the contracting process is being improved so that it complies with all the regulations in force to sell as scrap the motorcycles.

This rule, issued in 2014, stipulates that if it passes after a year without the owner having removed the vehicle from the yards or correcting the cause that gave rise to the immobilization, and that it is not at peace either and except with the obligation generated by parking or towing services, the respective transit authority shall advance the following processes:

- To publish in a newspaper of national circulation, and in the territory of the jurisdiction of the respective transit agency, the list of immobilized vehicles that have been immobilized for at least one year and which have not been claimed by the owner

- Within 15 working days, the holder must appear to remedy the cause that led to the immobilization and, in turn, cancel what is due for parking or tow truck services.

- Once the term has expired, if the owner has not repaired the obligation, the transit agency is authorized to declare the abandonment of the vehicle by administrative act.

- The act must guarantee the right to defence, in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Administrative Procedure and Administrative Litigation.

“For this purpose, use the form of administrative declaration of abandonment, which consists in declaring the owner's reluctance to remove the vehicle from the parking lot and, in turn, assume the obligation owed for the services rendered as a parking lot or crane with the corresponding transit agency that declares it”, says the legislation .

This being the case, the transit agency may dispose of the vehicle to replace it with its equivalent in money.

In the administrative act, an account must be made of the time spent by the immobilized vehicle and any other circumstance that proves the infringer's or owner of real ownership right to the property. Within the content of the act, it will be ordered to inform the transit agency where the vehicle is registered.

On notification, it shall be taken into account that it must be made to the owner, the owner of the real right of ownership of the vehicle, guaranteeing due process and the right of defence.

Once the administrative act declaring the abandonment is enforced, the transit agency that declared it may dispose of the vehicle through any of the procedures authorized by the General Contracting Statute.

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