According to sources, as early as 2007, Strömsund municipality received the first complaints from residents about vehicles they did not own being left on their properties. The vehicles were owned by one and the same man, a man who is now in his 70s. After years of various legal processes, the specific details of which are unclear, Strömsund municipality turned to the Swedish Enforcement Authority (Kronofogden) in 2024 to collect and scrap some of the cars.
The man is listed as the registered owner of around 300 vehicles. There are scrap cars in Jämtland, and Strömsund is making a new attempt to get rid of old cars. The Social Democrats are appealing for help with the scrap cars, though the exact nature of this appeal has not been specified.
It remains unknown how many vehicles have been collected and scrapped so far in 2024. The municipality's actions follow persistent issues with the vehicles on private properties.