A motorcycle missing a wheel sheds yard debris as it hangs precariously from a tow truck in the parking lot of Kelseyville Auto Dismantlers on Highway 29. An event called “Vehicle Amnesty” rids roadsides and yards of unwanted autos of all kinds. Lake County code enforcement and California Highway Patrol sponsor this program two times every year, typically once in October and once in May. Twenty hours a weekend from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program is dedicated to supporting the removal of the vehicles, for three consecutive weekends.
Lake County Vehicle Amnesty days began Friday with more than 91 vehicles, 1 motorcycle, 18 batteries, and 7 tons of miscellaneous parts surrendered. Amnesty continues Saturday, October 6 at Kelseyville. Next weekend Vehicle Amnesty moves to Last Mile Auto in Upper Lake on October 12 and 13 from 9 to 2. It”s free. Bring your junkers, motorcycles, batteries and vehicle parts. No big trucks, buses, RVs, extra tires or garbage.
While the yards that take the cars, motorcycles, engines and various parts gain only recyclable scrap metal, Lake County residents benefit from the cleaner, safer landscape.
In order to insure that the vehicles coming in are recorded prior to destruction, CHP officials verify the vehicle identification numbers. Some cars were driven in, while others came in with scarcely more than a frame. Parts can also be dropped off. The means to bring the vehicles in is left to the owner.
“We”re just happy to get these cars off of the road and off of property. Hopefully people will take advantage of this opportunity to get rid of these vehicles without the hassles,” CHP officer Adam Garcia said. For more information, call 263-2309.
For more details about Upper Lake and Clear Lake Amnesty Days on the second and third weekends of October Call Code Enforcement 263-2309.
