The cars were mostly in very poor condition. The starting price of 300 crowns also corresponded to this. The vehicles were lined up in two rows at the Prague Dubeč towing car park and 20 people took them apart within two hours.

Most often, cars were sold for four to five thousand crowns. The most expensive car was one of the oldest – Fiat Punto, whose technical inspection expired in 2011. However, the vehicle was relatively well preserved and in addition it was a convertible with a retractable roof.

Among those interested were mainly representatives of companies that dispose of cars ecologically or want to sell them for spare parts.

Auctions will continue

According to statistics, the change in the law really seems to have helped the municipalities. For example, in Prague it is obvious at first glance. Previously, municipalities could only transport cars that met the definition of a wreck. It must have been visibly immovable. Thanks to the amendment, these are also vehicles that have undergone a failed technical inspection.

The Prague Service Administration compared the period of seventeen months before and after the amendment. According to spokesman David Šebek, they drive almost five times more cars a month.

“When the old law came, the Service Administration paid 152 vehicles from the road in 17 months, which was 8.9 vehicles per month. During the validity of the amendment, in 17 months, a total of 691 vehicles, air transport from the roads, ie 40.6 vehicles per month. “

Further auctions will follow in Prague, as towing car parks are starting to fill up. But first, a period of three months has elapsed, during which the owner can pick up the car. The auction must then be approved by the local authority.

Jaroslav Hroch

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