Band 6+: The pie charts illustrate the percentage of four different types of vehicles used in Great Britain in three separate years: 1965, 1985, and 2005.

The pie charts illustrate the percentage of vehicles, namely private cars, public transport, recreational vehicles, lorries, and other commercial vehicles used in the UK from 1965 to 2005.

Overall, it is clear that the highest share of people used private cars throughout the period, while the percentage of individuals who used recreational transport was lowest over the three years.

At the beginning, in 1965, private cars accounted for the largest proportion of vehicles in the UK, making up approximately 40%, and this figure witnessed a significant climb from 40% to 60% between 1965 and 2005. Public transport was slightly higher at 2%, while recreational vehicles, lorries and other commercial vehicles were relatively minor, accounting for 15% and 25% respectively.

Public transport saw a slight decrease to 20% in 1985, before rising to around 22% in 2005. Followed by recreational vehicles, which also saw a marginal dip from 15% in 1965 to 8% in 1985, before surging 8% in 2005. After that, from 1965 to 1985, the figure lorries and other commercial vehicles represented approximately 20%, and remained stable, before climbing around 10% in 2005.