Most Poles drive cars older than 10 years

As much as 71 percent of the cars on Polish roads have at least 10 years, according to data provided by Eurostat cited by the Polish daily Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. This is twice as much as in Germany and nearly three times more than in Belgium and the United Kingdom. Poland comes off badly even compared to the less affluent EU countries. In the Czech Republic, some 50 percent cars are aged 10 years or more, while in Slovenia only four out of ten. The number of new cars on Polish roads is also declining, as only 4 percent of them are younger than 2 years.