How to tell if a car has been abandoned?

[NeillNZ]

Originally Posted by XWildGT

Has it got chooks living in it

That reminds me of a guy I know who tried to get the council to shift an abandoned car on the street outside his house. The council did not want to get involved. It was an old wreck and clearly abandoned. After getting no joy from the council for some time the guy put some fish parts inside the car left them for a few days then told the council there was a health hazard outside his house, so they investigated and removed the car.