Abandoned Vehicles

How can I report an abandoned vehicle?
A person may call his or her local police station or the Parking Violations Bureau, Department of Transportation, at 1-800-ABANDON, to report an abandoned vehicle.

An officer from the Parking Violations Bureau will be dispatched and will issue a parking citation. The officer will return after a 72-hour period. If the vehicle has not been moved, the officer will impound the vehicle.  Find more information online at:  http://www.lacity-parking.org/laopm/1_800.htm.

What can be done about illegally parked vehicles, such as those blocking a driveway?
Contact the Department of Transportation, Parking Violations Bureau: (213) 485-4184 or (818) 756-9418

If the person who reported the illegally parked vehicle lives at the location, goes out to meet the officer, and explains to them that he or she lives at the location and cannot leave the driveway due to its being blocked, the officer can impound the vehicle.
Find more information online at: http://www.lacity-parking.org/laopm/1_800.htm

You can also file an abandoned vehicle report online at:
http://www.lacity-parking.org/laopm/abandonc.htm