ONE of the cars removed from Cobo on Wednesday by a group of activists had been parked, not abandoned.

However, owner Ken Shaw said he still welcomed the actions of the Guernsey Boys, a group of concerned islanders who cleared 24 vehicles from the car park using skip lorries.

Most of the abandoned vehicles apparently belonged to Thomas Holroyd, who claims to own the disputed land. He met police yesterday and a formal complaint has now been lodged.

Ken Shaw, who lives in a flat next to the car park, discovered that his Mini Metro was missing when he left for work yesterday.

While frustrated that his vehicle had been mistaken as abandoned, he was pleased the car park was clear.

‘Of course I’m frustrated the car is gone, but I did not have a problem with them getting rid of those horrible cars,’ the 36-year-old said. ‘But it would only have taken five minutes to find out who the owner was by taking down the registration number.’

Mr Shaw said his vehicle was perfectly useable.

‘I don’t know what the damage is yet, but I know it was driveable beforehand,’ he said. ‘I had to report it to the police for insurance reasons, so I can’t say any more than that at the moment.’