Doug Leggett is starting to believe the answer is Frasers Rd, in Kaikorai Valley.
The Dunedin resident frequently walks his dog along the road and has noticed three cars, severely damaged in a crash before Christmas, are now parked in the street.
Previously they were sitting in nearby Kaikorai Valley Rd.
"I’m concerned that this area might now be a new dumping ground for abandoned vehicles."
Mr Leggett said he contacted the Dunedin City Council to find out why the abandoned vehicles had been moved there, and was told they had been relocated to allow for necessary road works in Kaikorai Valley Rd.
He was also told the vehicles would be returned to their original locations in Kaikorai Valley Rd, once the road works were completed tomorrow.
"I questioned the common sense involved in the decision to return them to the positions whence they came, suggesting that a council yard somewhere might be more appropriate, while their ‘abandoned’ status was being checked out."
Mr Leggett said he was told there was no such facility available.
"Since any cost involved in moving these vehicles is met by council, I would have thought it more logical to transport them once only to a more appropriate place of storage."
A council spokeswoman confirmed the vehicles had been temporarily moved from Kaikorai Valley Rd to Frasers Rd by a council contractor, to allow roadworks to happen in Kaikorai Valley Rd.
"We have spoken to the owners of all three damaged vehicles.
"The vehicles are not abandoned and do not pose a safety risk.
"The owners or insurers are currently arranging for their vehicles to be removed."
She said the council was not able to impound vehicles that were not abandoned, unless they posed a safety risk.
"We move vehicles on a temporary basis to ensure that the roadworks are not delayed.
"Contractors try to move vehicles to another space within line of sight.
"If this is not possible, as in this case, they’re moved nearby and put back to their original park after roadworks are completed (unless the owner or insurer has removed them during that time).
"The cost of this is met by the contractor," she said.
