Source: Department for Transport – National Travel Survey
Notes:
- The chart shows the percentage of households with either no car/van, one car/van and two or more cars/vans at timepoints from 1951 through to 2023.
- Figures from 1985/86 are from the National Travel Survey. Earlier years are derived from other household surveys.
- Figures prior to 1989 refer to Great Britain. Figures from 1989 onwards refer to England only.
- Figures prior to 1995 are based on unweighted data.
- Due to changes in the methodology of data collection, changes in travel behaviour and a reduction of data collected during 2020, 2021 and 2022, as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, care should be taken when interpreting this data and comparing to other years, due to the small sample sizes.
- From January 2023 the number of households invited to take part in the National Travel Survey was increased, resulting in an increase to the sample size.
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