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The overwhelming majority of older drivers are not prepared to ditch their petrol, diesel or electric vehicles and depend on public transport, in accordance to a new examine by the RAC. Analysis by the breakdown specialists has revealed that motorists’ dependency on their vehicles will increase with age. 

A staggering two-thirds (65%) of under-25s say they’d wrestle to regulate to life with out a vehicle on their drive. This goes up to 77% amongst barely older street customers between the ages of 25 and 44. This jumps up to 84% amongst these between 45 and 64 earlier than rising again to 86% for street customers over the age of 65. 

RAC’s head of coverage, Simon Williams stated the examine revealed that the car nonetheless “remains central to so many people’s lives”.

Simon added: “Car dependency also seems to increase with age. Young people clearly have a desire and, in many cases, a need to drive, but the convenience and freedom it brings seems to become more important as the decades pass.

“While the current Government is very focused on improving public transport across the board, we suspect the car will always be essential to many people’s lives.”

According to the ballot, simply  29% of all drivers imagine public transport is an engaging different to utilizing a vehicle. 

The RAC evaluation discovered that a whopping 81% of street customers say they’d discover it very troublesome to regulate their life-style to being with out a vehicle. 

Simon added: “While those in more rural areas are most car-dependent, half of those in urban centres also don’t see public transport as a viable alternative for their daily commute.

“What’s more, while there’s a definite willingness to make greater use of alternatives to the car, driving is still the mode of choice when it comes to running errands or making leisure trips, possibly because drivers see it as the most time and cost-effective option.”