There are several reasons why an ad may have been removed from the site including:
 
When this happens your ad may be temporarily suspended (this depends on a few things) until we look at it. We check reported ads as quickly as we can. As long as we find that it hasn't broken any Posting Policies or Gumtree Terms of Use it should be back up again shortly. Check back after a few hours to see if this is the case.

Ads that are reported to us or identified as inappropriate and break our Posting Policies (What are the General posting rules?) or Gumtree Terms of Use will be removed from the site. In most cases we email you to let you know when we've had to remove your ad. These emails sometimes get directed to junk folders so please look out for Gumtree emails. If your junk / spam settings are set at high, then Gumtree emails may not even be delivered to the spam / junk folder. You may wish to add Gumtree to your safe senders list (if you have one).

Here are a few reasons why your ad might not be active anymore: