Laxou’s Abandoned Car Crisis Prompts Municipal Action

At the foot of an apartment building in Laxou, dozens of cars are parked. Normal. Except that none are fit to drive. The town hall has issued an order. The situation should not last, the site due to undergo work beginning in early 2026.

At the base of the Franche-Comté tower, several wrecks have been abandoned.

At the rear of the shopping center, on rue Victor-Hugo, passersby are surprised to see damaged vehicles, doors torn off, without engines, out of service and stored in the parking lot behind the Yes Auto garage. These cars are on a lot owned by the Métropole du Grand Nancy. Moreover, the prefecture’s website states:

“Any end-of-life vehicle is considered hazardous waste until it has undergone a complete and rigorous depollution.”

Questioned, the Métropole replies, through its communications department, that the plot is the subject of imminent works, and that the site must be clean and secured to allow their start, envisaged for early 2026. Likewise, the Métropole, the City of Laxou and its municipal police and the prefecture of Meurthe-et-Moselle are mobilized and meet regularly — notably on September 9 — to discuss the launch of this major project.

Concerning the parking, a vehicle removal scheme will be scheduled soon. That requires issuing an order, informing residents, and a legal delay of seven days so that everyone can retrieve their vehicle. At the end of those seven days, any vehicles still present may be subject to a removal request by the Laxou municipal police to the metropolitan towing service, which can then intervene. The safety and cleanliness of public space remain a shared essential concern for the Métropole du Grand Nancy, the City of Laxou, the prefecture and the landlord MMH.

The mayor of Laxou, Laurent Garcia, clarifies the limits of his action. Meetings have been held continuously since July. The Yes Auto garage accepted the eviction offer in 2024, but refuses to sign the eviction agreement, despite the compensation proposed by ANRU of €26,449 and for which the expropriation judge has been seized. In this commercial area the bakery Distripain remains open, and it is necessary to guarantee it motorized access at least until September 30. The town hall has issued an order, but the problem remains. Laurent Garcia wishes the site to be secured quickly: “The parking remains an open-air rubbish dump.” And he adds: “I have every confidence in the Métropole to clear this land of the car carcasses, and other objects (left by others) that are there.”

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