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DWM halts derelict vehicle removal services until further notice

-Said this is due to exportation delays & department's pursuit of a long-term storage site
The tagging and removal of derelict vehicles across the Virgin Islands (VI) has been halted until further notice, the Department of Waste Management has said. Photo: Government of the Virgin Islands
Members of the public are asked to refrain from transporting derelict vehicles to the Havers Site until futher notice. Photo: Government of the Virgin Islands
Members of the public are asked to refrain from transporting derelict vehicles to the Havers Site until futher notice. Photo: Government of the Virgin Islands
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The tagging and removal of derelict vehicles across the Virgin Islands (VI) has been halted until further notice.

The Department of Waste Management (DWM) informed the public of this in a notice issued on Friday, October 3, 2025. 

“Until we can reinstate our derelict removal services, we would like to encourage the community and wrecker services to cease and refrain from transporting derelict vehicles to the Havers Site,” Deputy Director of the DWM, Mr Levi Benjamin, said. 

Exportation delays

Mr Benjamin explained that this interruption in the removal and storage of derelict vehicles is due to delays with exportation and the department’s pursuit to identify a long-term storage site that aligns with the Territory’s social and environmental requirements.

“We are currently in the middle of the tender process to source the land necessary, which will enable us to resume operations…We are also focusing our efforts on getting the already stockpiled derelicts out of the Territory. This will enable us to clean up and clear the current site in preparation to moving to the new site.”

He urged the public to abide by the department’s advice and refrain from taking derelicts to the Havers site until services are fully reinstated and the department can transfer its operations to the proposed site fully. 

The department further asked the public for patience until the matter is solved and said it regrets any inconvenience caused.

23 Responses to “DWM halts derelict vehicle removal services until further notice”

  • Refund.. (04/10/2025, 12:00) Like (48) Dislike (3) Reply
    I paid double to license my vehicle they said the extra is to help with derelict vehicle removal, now they halt the programme are we going get our money back..These people are always up to a set of tricks and dishonesty to take people money...
  • Tourist Season (04/10/2025, 12:47) Like (21) Dislike (1) Reply
    The tourist season is about to begin. Please, please, please remove the eyesore at the bottom of Havers before then. You promised they would be moved months ago!
  • Ran out of money (04/10/2025, 13:25) Like (3) Dislike (4) Reply
    Sounds like the budgeted amounts were insufficient.
  • BuzzBvi (04/10/2025, 13:28) Like (9) Dislike (1) Reply
    This must be part of the SECRET tourism plan. More derelicts for 2025. Come see our expanded range! More than ever! Wider range or Colours! More variety! Derelicts not found at other destinations.

    Get those flyers out there.

    Get the cruise ships on board.

    Book your next Derelict Island Tour with your taxi driver,

    They know all the best examples.

    We have derelicts going back to the 1890's.

    You just need to pull back the surface derelicts to find Nature's Little Secrets.

    A bedford truck. Mk3 Landrovers, we have them all.
  • laughing (04/10/2025, 13:42) Like (263) Dislike (1) Reply
    Here drinking a glass of my favorite red and laughing in my Vincent Price voice.
  • More bills (04/10/2025, 14:31) Like (14) Dislike (2) Reply
    Do I get my money back?

    They be charging stupid amounts.

  • Another failed initiative (04/10/2025, 14:32) Like (17) Dislike (1) Reply
    Another scheme that wasn’t properly thought through.

    This is very embarrassing.
    • @Another failed initiative (04/10/2025, 18:11) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
      funds to fund campaign projects. Government broke.
  • Too much mistakes (04/10/2025, 14:42) Like (11) Dislike (4) Reply
    Slowandeh ! Tell the government office good bye start packing !
    Too much mistakes !
  • FIRE (04/10/2025, 15:44) Like (16) Dislike (2) Reply
    The vehicle removal tax is illegal and should be removed asap.
    • @ Fire (04/10/2025, 20:43) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
      Yes, there are laws in place. The problem is not that our laws are weak; it is that our enforcement is unacceptably inadequate and unresponsive to the reality on the ground
  • Just utterly disappointed (04/10/2025, 15:50) Like (12) Dislike (1) Reply
    This like everything else just keeps getting dragged on. Contract for Removal tendered, yet the eyesore remains.

    Why are these Department Directors and Ministers so incompetent.
    • BuzzBvi (04/10/2025, 17:13) Like (8) Dislike (1) Reply
      The answer that is usually given I understand is something like UK, white people, colonial masters, COI etc.

      Think we we will probably have to accept that as the answer unless we can think of other reasons.

      Nothing to do with the DIRTY13 of the HOA. Ha ha.
  • hog city (04/10/2025, 19:12) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    We want these things gone ASAP
  • HMMM (04/10/2025, 20:02) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    Does this mean when I license my vehicle in November that I don’t have to pay the fee?
  • EY, EY OHOOOOOOO (04/10/2025, 22:59) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    WE ARE LIVING IN A DERELICT VEHICLE PARADISE. DO YOU LIKE SHARING YOUR SPACE WITH DERELICT VEHICLE GRAVEYARDS?
  • facts (04/10/2025, 23:04) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    We knew that was going to go this way. The usual Government talk of “This is a temporary site”. I bet those wrecks will still be there in five years…BS!
  • BRAD BOYNES (04/10/2025, 23:19) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    The people shouldn't have to pay that extra 85 dollars for no derelict vehicles. And everybody quiet on this unjustly tariff nonsense.
  • joe (04/10/2025, 23:37) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    The problem is with the crew that’s trying to export the cars they are not capable/know how to so in turn stopping the whole process
  • Gov scammed again (05/10/2025, 07:03) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Look like they gave another huge contract and tax payer dollar to someone who couldn’t deliver.

    Wonder if it’s one of the usual names that be ripping us off all the time.

    Never learn.
  • Pi@@ poor planning (05/10/2025, 07:05) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    I would love to see the derelict vehicle policy coz I bet there isn’t one.
  • We demand a (06/10/2025, 07:14) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Refund refund REFUND
  • I want back my money (07/10/2025, 21:11) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    To begin this was non sense and unfair. DMV need to refund us our money back.


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