Spotted Ordinary Abandoned Vehicles
Discussion
Benmac said:
AJordan said:
A Rover 200 R8 of little importance in Orpington.
Has been there for many (>5) years.
There was a red one like that at a house near my old place in a similar state. Odd thing was it was in the centre of a fairly large drive and the house had 3 or 4 cars that were all regularly used and they must have needed to manoeuvre carefully around the Rover all the time.Has been there for many (>5) years.
I was up there yesterday and having seen this thread intended to snap a pic or two but it had gone!
Come on man!
t.
Iva Barchetta said:
You're just posting random pics of old cars, possibly none of which are abandoned.
Thread fail.
Someones being a grumpy old...Thread fail.
Shall we guess?
And in abandoned I meant neglected.. maybe I should request to change the thread title?
And anyway I drive past these cars and in the ones in the council estate, they tend to sit around all day. So yes.
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 5th December 16:30
gdcts said:
sleepera6 said:
Where on earth is that 8 Series?
The place is empty
I thought it was cunningsburgh not sure if this is the same "town" blink and you will miss it.The place is empty
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Shetland+Islan...
Ver said:
Not too far from me in an abandoned old garage..
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.7600738,-1.56870...
Been there for aslong as i can remember.
Rover, Maestro & Cavalier all left to rot away in there.
Very odd.https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.7600738,-1.56870...
Been there for aslong as i can remember.
Rover, Maestro & Cavalier all left to rot away in there.
pits said:
sleepera6 said:
gdcts said:
sleepera6 said:
What's the story behind this van then?
Not sure to be honest, I was always more interested in the 8 as I'd like another someday. Never even noticed the Van to tell you the truth.Resurrection thread?
Matt-il77s said:
LotusOmega375D said:
This thread reminded me of the below Peugeot:
About 6 weeks ago, the owner parked it in the pub car-park right next to our house. He hasn't been back to it since. I have just checked the DVLA site and lo-and-behold the MOT expired 22.10.16 and the Tax at the end of November. I guess the owner has conveniently forgotten about it, rather than making any arrangements to get it back on the road or scrapped. It's the pub's problem now, of course.
There's a second part to this story. Several months ago the same car was left for a couple of weeks on our private road directly outside our house. There was a business card with a name visible on the dashboard, so I called the company and the HR lady informed that the guy had recently left the company, but that she still had his contact details and would pass on the message. Sure enough, a couple of days later he came back and drove the car away.
What sort of person just dumps their car on somebody else's property for weeks on end?
On the bypass near me there's often an abandoned car. There has been a 52 plate Clio, and S reg Saxo and a 52 plate Golf. They stay there for a couple of weeks before a 'Police Aware' sticker is on the screen then they get towed away. My only guess is that they break down / run out of fuel with no breakdown cover so the owner thinks the cost of recovery / repair isn't worth it and they let the police have it.
About 6 weeks ago, the owner parked it in the pub car-park right next to our house. He hasn't been back to it since. I have just checked the DVLA site and lo-and-behold the MOT expired 22.10.16 and the Tax at the end of November. I guess the owner has conveniently forgotten about it, rather than making any arrangements to get it back on the road or scrapped. It's the pub's problem now, of course.
There's a second part to this story. Several months ago the same car was left for a couple of weeks on our private road directly outside our house. There was a business card with a name visible on the dashboard, so I called the company and the HR lady informed that the guy had recently left the company, but that she still had his contact details and would pass on the message. Sure enough, a couple of days later he came back and drove the car away.
What sort of person just dumps their car on somebody else's property for weeks on end?
Edited by LotusOmega375D on Monday 5th December 12:27
Why not just get a mate with a tow rope?
HT281 said:
Ver said:
Not too far from me in an abandoned old garage..
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.7600738,-1.56870...
Been there for aslong as i can remember.
Rover, Maestro & Cavalier all left to rot away in there.
You need to look at the MOT history of that Cavalier to understand why it's dumped there.https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.7600738,-1.56870...
Been there for aslong as i can remember.
Rover, Maestro & Cavalier all left to rot away in there.
This place is a place of local infamy, most of the residents want it demolished.
A little bit of delving found that there were these cars in 2011:
C reg Volkswagen Passat CL (seemingly destroyed)
Reg: C694 LTO
Date of liability: unknown
L reg Renault Master T35 D panel van (destroyed/scrapped)
Reg: L94 HUD
Date of liability: 31 May 2005
H reg Austin Maestro (still there)
Registration Unknown
Date of liability: Unknown
J reg Skoda Favorit Forum Plus (survived, albeit SORN)
Registration: J34 OBD
Date of liability: SORN
H reg Vauxhall Cavalier L
Registration: H439 CBM
Date of liability: 14 September 2012
H reg Rover 800
Registration: H630 YRA
Date of liability: 01 December 2003
J reg Lada Samara
Registration: J547 DRA
Date of liability: unknown
C reg Vauxhall Astra
Registration: C140 ORG
Date of liability: 27 February 1998
Here are some pictures of the cars, I have attempted to source one picture for every car. Sorry they are crap. And yes, I do know that the "Passat" is in fact an Austin.
The pictures were taken circa 2011.
The garage in Church Gresley, Derbyshire is now planned for demolition to turn in to houses. It may have already started, hence the sad death of the Renault Master and some others.
Here's a quote.
BurtonMail.co.uk said:
Grenville Isham, who owns the former Jetberg Garage, in Castle Road, confirmed it would be bulldozed in the future, but would not give a reason for the delay, adding he hoped it would not be too long.
It comes after Mr Isham previously asked for more time before the demolition, as he had suffered two family tragedies in a short amount of time.
The garage, which was abandoned with cars locked inside, is often referred to as being 'stuck in time'.
It has been closed since 2002, but cars from the early 1990s still sit on its forecourt covered in dust.
For many years, Mr Isham has been asked when something will happen at the site. Several plans have been submitted to South Derbyshire District Council to use the site for homes, but none have yet come to fruition.
Mr Isham, of Hall Lane, Willington, had been continuing to trade there – one car at a time – but the selling dried up several years ago and the site has fallen into disrepair.
In 2010, the Mail reported that an application to build 14 homes on the site had been one of the longest running at the authority.
So,It comes after Mr Isham previously asked for more time before the demolition, as he had suffered two family tragedies in a short amount of time.
The garage, which was abandoned with cars locked inside, is often referred to as being 'stuck in time'.
It has been closed since 2002, but cars from the early 1990s still sit on its forecourt covered in dust.
For many years, Mr Isham has been asked when something will happen at the site. Several plans have been submitted to South Derbyshire District Council to use the site for homes, but none have yet come to fruition.
Mr Isham, of Hall Lane, Willington, had been continuing to trade there – one car at a time – but the selling dried up several years ago and the site has fallen into disrepair.
In 2010, the Mail reported that an application to build 14 homes on the site had been one of the longest running at the authority.
where's my bearding points?
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 5th December 20:30
Moaningroadie said:
These two have recently gone... https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.1471666,-1.55338...
...this is still there though
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.91787,-1.5032778...
Old boy raking the drive, amazing!...this is still there though
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.91787,-1.5032778...
Alright, back to updating that post..
sleepera6 said:
There is no MOT history available online for the Cav, it's pre-2006.
This place is a place of local infamy, most of the residents want it demolished.
A little bit of delving found that there were these cars in 2011:
C reg Austin
Reg: C624 LTO
Date of liability: 01 April 2013
L reg Renault Master T35 D panel van (destroyed/scrapped)
Reg: L94 HUD
Date of liability: 31 May 2005
H reg Austin Maestro (still there)
Registration Unknown
Date of liability: Unknown
J reg Skoda Favorit Forum Plus (survived, albeit SORN)
Registration: J34 OBD
Date of liability: SORN
H reg Vauxhall Cavalier L
Registration: H439 CBM
Date of liability: 14 September 2012
H reg Rover 800
Registration: H630 YRA
Date of liability: 01 December 2003
J reg Lada Samara
Registration: J547 DRA
Date of liability: unknown
C reg Vauxhall Astra
Registration: C140 ORG
Date of liability: 27 February 1998
Here are some pictures of the cars, I have attempted to source one picture for every car. Sorry they are crap. And yes, I do know that the "Passat" is in fact an Austin.
The pictures were taken circa 2011.
The garage in Church Gresley, Derbyshire is now planned for demolition to turn in to houses. It may have already started, hence the sad death of the Renault Master and some others.
Here's a quote.
where's my bearding points?
ETA: d'oh! Just realised I typed the reg in wrong! Fixed.
There you go chaps, finished my mega-bearding-session.This place is a place of local infamy, most of the residents want it demolished.
A little bit of delving found that there were these cars in 2011:
C reg Austin
Reg: C624 LTO
Date of liability: 01 April 2013
L reg Renault Master T35 D panel van (destroyed/scrapped)
Reg: L94 HUD
Date of liability: 31 May 2005
H reg Austin Maestro (still there)
Registration Unknown
Date of liability: Unknown
J reg Skoda Favorit Forum Plus (survived, albeit SORN)
Registration: J34 OBD
Date of liability: SORN
H reg Vauxhall Cavalier L
Registration: H439 CBM
Date of liability: 14 September 2012
H reg Rover 800
Registration: H630 YRA
Date of liability: 01 December 2003
J reg Lada Samara
Registration: J547 DRA
Date of liability: unknown
C reg Vauxhall Astra
Registration: C140 ORG
Date of liability: 27 February 1998
Here are some pictures of the cars, I have attempted to source one picture for every car. Sorry they are crap. And yes, I do know that the "Passat" is in fact an Austin.
The pictures were taken circa 2011.
The garage in Church Gresley, Derbyshire is now planned for demolition to turn in to houses. It may have already started, hence the sad death of the Renault Master and some others.
Here's a quote.
BurtonMail.co.uk said:
Grenville Isham, who owns the former Jetberg Garage, in Castle Road, confirmed it would be bulldozed in the future, but would not give a reason for the delay, adding he hoped it would not be too long.
It comes after Mr Isham previously asked for more time before the demolition, as he had suffered two family tragedies in a short amount of time.
The garage, which was abandoned with cars locked inside, is often referred to as being 'stuck in time'.
It has been closed since 2002, but cars from the early 1990s still sit on its forecourt covered in dust.
For many years, Mr Isham has been asked when something will happen at the site. Several plans have been submitted to South Derbyshire District Council to use the site for homes, but none have yet come to fruition.
Mr Isham, of Hall Lane, Willington, had been continuing to trade there – one car at a time – but the selling dried up several years ago and the site has fallen into disrepair.
In 2010, the Mail reported that an application to build 14 homes on the site had been one of the longest running at the authority.
So,It comes after Mr Isham previously asked for more time before the demolition, as he had suffered two family tragedies in a short amount of time.
The garage, which was abandoned with cars locked inside, is often referred to as being 'stuck in time'.
It has been closed since 2002, but cars from the early 1990s still sit on its forecourt covered in dust.
For many years, Mr Isham has been asked when something will happen at the site. Several plans have been submitted to South Derbyshire District Council to use the site for homes, but none have yet come to fruition.
Mr Isham, of Hall Lane, Willington, had been continuing to trade there – one car at a time – but the selling dried up several years ago and the site has fallen into disrepair.
In 2010, the Mail reported that an application to build 14 homes on the site had been one of the longest running at the authority.
where's my bearding points?
ETA: d'oh! Just realised I typed the reg in wrong! Fixed.
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 5th December 20:30
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 5th December 20:35
WilsonWilson said:
Johnnybee said:
This mk1 Escort hasn't moved since at least the mid 1980s. Numerous people have knocked on the house door with offers to buy it but the owner is having none of it. Last time I saw it it was in terrible condition and would probably fall apart if moved. With the value of old Escorts though I'm pretty sure it could be restored.
As soon as I saw this thread I thought of that Escort! There's also a E-type shell as well here it is on street view in July 2008
But then, I've had an E39 on my drive for 8 years now. And it's broken and covered in moss.
Phil Dicky said:
r-kid said:
I've walked past this for a good few years now, with it getting greener and greener with moss. According to streetview it's been here since 2009, pic is from streetview in 2014.
I know the guy that lives next door....belongs to an old couple who don't drive . Cracking views from those house ??gforceg said:
Follow the progression (regression?) over the three pictures. I'm pretty sure it's been there unmoved since the late 90s. I can't remember the first time I saw it.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.0380037,-1.72989...
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.0380143,-1.72989...
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.0379921,-1.72991...
I haven't been past to check recently but it was still there a while ago.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.0380037,-1.72989...
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.0380143,-1.72989...
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.0379921,-1.72991...
I haven't been past to check recently but it was still there a while ago.
Valgar said:
gdcts said:
I thought it was cunningsburgh not sure if this is the same "town" blink and you will miss it.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Shetland+Islan...
Definitely Cunningsburgh, my advice don't even dream about it, I lived there 3 years ago and it was there then. Shetland cars are drenched in salt all year round and it's not unheard for 5 year old cars to fail MOTs on rust. It'll likely be totally rotten underneath, even more so the van.https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Shetland+Islan...
The 8 series was an 840i I believe
There's a Vauxhall Corsa Club CDTi for sale, entered the reg no (KS08 KFW) in to the checker..
"Engine sump rusty"
"Rear subframes corroded"
"Inner brakes rusty"
Paulm4 said:
pits said:
And
Think it's gone now though but looked in decent nick.
Edit:just read the rest of the thread and it is indeed the same car.
I'm sure it's gone as of the last 6 weeks as I didn't notice when I was last over there.
There's a rotten XJS at the bottom of Lewis, just before you get to Harris, I'll try and find a link.
Edited by Paulm4 on Monday 5th December 22:10
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