300 impounded vehicles to go under the hammer

claimed for a long period now are set to be auctioned.

However, Government is yet to set the date for the public auction for the vehicles, which are scattered at Vehicle Inspection Department depots country-wide.
Secretary for Transport, Communication and Infrastructural Development, Mr Partson Mbiriri, made the announcement in a Government Gazette published last Friday.

In an interview on Monday, Mr Mbiriri said the law allowed them to sell the vehicles if they remained unclaimed for a certain period.
“We are auctioning vehicles that have overstayed within a stipulated period.

“They are vehicles that have been impounded either because they were involved in an accident, defective or any other reasons,” said Mr Mbiriri.
He said storage costs were actually more than the value of the cars.

There appears to be a mistake with regard to the notice in the Government Gazette as the deadline given to owners is the same day when the notice was published.
“That is an issue that we will have to deal with administratively. Either we will have to re-advertise but what is important is that we are proceeding to sell vehicles that have overstayed in VID depots,” said

Mr Mbiriri adding, “That’s unfortunate, we will have to attend to that.”