More than 500 cars have been spotted driving along Weymouth roads this morning.

The Carbage Run is one of Europe’s biggest rally car road trips, made up of predominantly Dutch motorists, with 10 taking place across the continent each year.

Rules are strict for competing, in that the cars must be more than 20 years old, and they can not cost more than €1,000.

Onlookers have spotted the cars going around Littlemoor Road and towards Osmington on their journey.

One resident said: “There were hundreds of cars going along with Dutch flags on- it was incredible but I didn’t know what was going on at first.”

Another resident who heard them coming said “I heard these loud horns and I went outside to see what was going on and there was a load of Dutch cars- it looked bizarre.”

This trip is part of a five-day tour which saw the group depart from Kent before heading up to the Yorkshire Dales, and the Lake District before coming further south and stopping off at Yeovil for the night. They then made their way through Dorset to get to Kent.

Founder Bram Eigenraam said: “It comes from the concept of a banger rally, and sees cars from European countries, mainly the Netherlands and Belgium, drive around places you wouldn’t usually expect to see them.”

Mr Eigenraam confirmed that there were more than 500 cars spotted along Dorset roads on Friday (August 30), with around 1,400 people involved.  

When asked what drew the Carbage Run to England, and more particularly Dorset, Mr Eigenraam said: “We decided to make a whole trip around the UK excluding Scotland as it is a place that normally most Dutch people want to visit- especially London, but we wanted to take the trip around the English countryside."

The five-day trip has covered around 2,000km.

Speaking about the reception the cavalcade received in Dorset, Mr Eigenraam said: “Everyone has been really positive about us and the feedback we have had is amazing- better than any other countries that we go to, with people constantly stopping, taking pictures, it’s been amazing.”

Each year, motorists journey to a different location including Germany and France, but they may return to the UK in 2026.

A similar procession took place in England earlier this week which saw the smaller number of vehicles- around 250- travel across the country from Germany.