Car ownership costs too high for 65% of drivers
New research has revealed that 65% of adults in Britain believe car ownership costs are now too expensive.
Households with cars spend an average of £108 on transport every week compared to just £13 for households without cars.
But despite this, the research, carried out by temporary car insurance provider Jaunt found that 93% of households in the UK operate at least one car, with 79% claiming it is essential and 70% saying they use their cars every day.
Most use their cars for shopping (84%) and commuting (61%), with only two per cent of respondents believing they could manage without their cars. This is down to low confidence in public transport, with 67% believing it is unreliable.
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Chris Lawson, head of car insurance at Jaunt, said: “Our data confirms just how attached Brits are to their cars. Although most households we surveyed (57%) own a single car, more than a third (35%) have two.
“Added to that, over half of those surveyed (56%) said they’d like to buy a car, or a new model, but simply can’t afford to.”
The research comes as new government figures reveal that car ownership in the UK rose by one per cent to 41.9 million last year.
