Royal Automobile Club Foundation
April 2009
This report describes a scoping study into the changing nature of car ownership and use within British society since the previous Car Dependence study, published by the Royal Automobile Club Foundation in 1995. It draws on a reanalysis of the National Travel Survey, a review of international literature and British attitude surveys, and
findings from a small number of exploratory focus groups and professional interviews commissioned as part of this study.
The study finds that the car is now the dominant mode of travel in most people’s daily lives, and is seen as a major asset by most households. Whilst car use per person has grown for nearly half a century, this trend now seems to have come to a halt, although the reasons for this are not clear. Our analysis identifies that since the early 2000s, annual car mileage has grown only in line with increases in the adult population. However, levels of car use are now well above those considered to be sustainable nationally, as outlined in the latest Department for Transport’s Delivering a Sustainable Transport Strategy document (2008). Our report raises important issues concerning the potential economic and social consequences of substantial ‘non voluntary’ reductions in car use in the move towards a low carbon economy.
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