The line graph compares the ownership of cars in Great Britan between 1971 and 2007. Overall, the number of cars per household with two cars increased significantly, while the number of households without cars decreased dramatically.
In 1971, more than half of British households did not regularly use car and this was five times higher than the number of households that owned two cars. From 1971 to 2007, the largest change was recorded in the number of car-free households, which saw a substantial fall of around 25% in 2007. In contrast, the number of two-cars rose gradually over a 36-year period, reaching a peak of 26% in 2007.
During 1971 to 1979, owning three or more cars was rare, with about 2% of households in this category. At the beginning of this period, the proportion of households with one car started at 44%. This figure decreased slightly by about 2% before increasing rapidly to more than 45% in the late 1970s. Over the next 28 years, the former witnessed a steady growth of 8% while the latter fluctuated throughout the period and ended at 43%.