AN ABANDONED insured car was discovered by police in Burnley last night.

The car was reported to the Neighbourhood Policing Team by a community contact late at night on Friday October 30.

On further inspection officers found that the car was not in a safe state.

A police spokesperson said: "It was in a very bad state of repair, further enquiries show there was no insurance on the vehicle.

"It has now been recovered and taken to a garage making the community safer."