• The total distance travelled by people within Great Britain increased by 94 per cent between 1971 and 2006, to 812 billion passenger kilometres. (Table 12.1) Latest information on travel patterns
• Walking accounted for 52 per cent of trips to school by children aged five to ten in Great Britain in 2006, while 41 per cent were made by car or van. (Figure 12.4) Latest information on travel to school
• The number of people licensed to drive a car in Great Britain increased by more than 14 million between 1975/76 and 2006 to just under 34 million. (Page 167) Latest information on driving licences
• The proportion of households with regular use of two cars in Great Britain increased fourfold between 1971 and 2006, to 26 per cent. (Figure 12.8) Latest information on car access
• Between 1987 and 2007, motoring costs in the UK measured by the Retail Prices Index (RPI) rose by 85 per cent, while the cost of fares and other travel costs rose by 130 per cent. (Figure 12.14)
• In November 2007 the UK was the fourth most expensive country in the EU-25 in which to buy premium unleaded petrol, at 100.5 pence per litre. (Figure 12.15)
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