The ongoing presence of smashed-up or burnt-out cars on main roads and suburban streets has Dubbo Regional Council concerned.
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A smashed-up Mazda with police tape around it was the latest vehicle this week, left languishing beside a major road, which many tourists and visitors use to enter Dubbo from the airport and surrounding towns.
Robert Hovenden owns a business on the Narromine Road, near where the Mazda was involved in an accident on Monday.
"He [the Mazda driver] plowed into the back of someone turning right onto Jannali Road," Mr Hovenden said when asked how the car ended up beside the road.
"It doesn't look real good."
Mayor Ben Shields agreed and said "not only locals see it as an eyesore, it hurts our reputation in the eyes of visitors".
"I don't believe the current rules and penalties in play are anywhere near what the community expect," he said.
"There needs to be a full legislative review of the powers council have to penalise people who abandon cars and dump other kinds of waste."
Dubbo Regional Council's environmental control manager Deb Archer said 200 residents complained about abandoned cars every year.
"Ultimately the vehicle owner is always responsible as it is an offence to abandon it," she told the Daily Liberal. .
"Some vehicles such as those in accidents, or those stolen, are the responsibility of the owner or the police may be involved if under investigation.
"It is also illegal for unregistered vehicles to be parked on the road or footpath.
"These also present a safety concern and there is no insurance if the vehicle was to be involved in an incident."
Ms Archer confirmed the council can impound abandoned or unattended vehicles, but she said a process had to be followed.
"The process followed is to sticker the vehicle to make the owner aware that it needs to be moved," she explained.
"A letter is also sent to the registered owner before the vehicle is impounded.
"If the vehicle is not moved it will be impounded and held for 28 days for the owner to claim it before disposal.
"Vehicle owners that do not claim their impounded vehicles can be fined $550."
The costs associated with responding to the issue were significant, Ms Archer said.
"Impounding, storing and disposing of abandoned vehicles comes at a significant cost to council and therefore ratepayers.
"It is however a community service that council needs to maintain to keep our streets presentable and safe.
"If residents have vehicles they no longer require we suggest they contact local scrap metal companies who will often remove them for free and sometimes pay for them."
