It has been said that by 2017, only 90,000 plates will be issued for ordinary cars and the rest to eco-friendly cars. The cars come from American soldiers who abandoned them after World War II when they were stationed in Belgium.
#CAR GRAVEYARD REGISTRATION#
Last year the number of new registration plates available in Beijing fell from 240,000 to just 150,000. Near the small town of St Léger, Belgium, lies a graveyard of abandoned cars. In an attempt to slow down car sales, Chinese authorities have cut the number of new vehicles that can be registered on the roads. A massive 17 million were sold in 2014 alone, making up a quarter of global sales. These amazing photographs on People's Daily Online show the sheer scale of China’s car graveyards.įrom above, the eclectic collection of cars and trucks could almost be mistaken for the pieces of someone’s giant toy set.įive and a half million cars will be scrapped this year because they are high emission vehicles, contributing £10.8bn to the recycling industry.īy 2020, it is estimated that 16 million vehicles will be ready for the scrap heap.Ĭhina’s booming car industry means some 154 million cars are now on the country’s congested roads. A similar picture can be seen right across the country. In one scrap yard in the city of Hangzhou, an incredible 100,000 vehicles have piled up after being taken off the road because they did not meet the national emissions standard. Inside a corrugated shed, the explorers encountered a 1950s Jaguar XK140 - manufactured between 19 - which was resplendent in olive green.Įlsewhere, they saw an elegant British roadster MG MGB in need of repair, which dated from 1965 to 1980, and a stylish Rover P4 saloon car first manufactured in 1949 among other collectors' vehicles.Millions of cars, motorbikes and lorries are being left on the scrap heap in China every year in a bid by the government to cut pollution levels. Some of the oldest Jaguars, Bentleys, Porsche and loads more.' 'Sadly these cars are fading fast unless somebody saves them.
'Around 50 beautiful classic cars - it felt like a museum of British history. The adventurer who uncovered the collection said: 'This episode blew our minds with the amount of British classic cars hidden around this farmland just left to the elements. Video footage from the scene showed a hoard of up to 50 classic cars, including a Porsche 924, an Aston Martin Lagonda, a Jaguar MK1 and a rare Triumph Vitesse. The team from Lost Adventures travelled to the mystery location in England after hearing rumours a huge collection of motors were lying seemingly abandoned in a field. Just last year, a treasure trove of decaying classic cars that have been left to rust in a farmyard were discovered by intrepid explorers. 'I go there with the sole intention of capturing images of these interesting places to share with people and that's it.' The Car Graveyard in Gaewern Slate Mine During the 1970s, cars were dumped down the top of a deep mine workings in Gaewern Slate Mine, near Corris. 'I would like to point out that on this, as with all my explores, I am one hundred percent respectful to locations and items I come across.Ī statue of a Jaguar takes pride of place in the garden of a nearby property 'Throughout the explore, my friends and I would continually question the history of the cars and who owned them. 'Walking around the location in broad daylight with houses all around us, surrounded by old, decaying cars was great, but a little odd. 'This explore was quite unusual,' he said. However, back in the day, these vehicles were highly sought after.Īt the time, Jaguars were very fashionable, seen gracing the tracks at the infamous Le Mans race, and cost up to £45,000 in today's currency value. With some of these vehicles dating back to the sixties, it is no wonder that they are in a sorry state. 'Also there was fairly large statue of a Jaguar in the garden of the house nearby.
'I believe whoever owned these cars was a collector of Jaguar cars as there were a number of them dotted around the location.
#CAR GRAVEYARD FULL#
This car graveyard, full of antique motors that are in need of desperate repairs, can be found just thirty miles from Edinburgh
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