The line graphs illustrate the percentage of households that owned cars in the UK between 1951 and 2007.
Overall, the percentage of car ownership in households increased steadily throughout the period. However, the number of families without cars decreased dramatically.
The proportion of households in the UK that owned a single car rose significantly from about 10% in 1951 to almost 45% by 1970. In contrast, from 1970 to 2007, this figure remained relatively stable at about 45-50%. Over the period 1951-1967, the share of families without cars experienced a sharp downward trend, falling from approximately 85% to almost 50%. By comparison, from 1967 to 2007, the percentage slightly fell from about 50% to almost 30%.
The share of homes that had two cars showed gradual growth over the period, from about 2% to approximately 28%. The number of households that had three or more cars experienced minimal increase throughout the period, jumping from roughly 0% to 8%.