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Published Date: 29 August 2008
BRITAIN is becoming an increasingly car-owning country, with a quarter of the population hardly ever taking long walks, government figures show.
Between 1995-97 and 2007 the proportion of British households without access to a car fell from 30 per cent to 25 per cent.


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  • Last Updated: 28 August 2008 9:32 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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Alternative (High-Octane) Fuel Head,

Edinburgh 29/08/2008 11:49:36
Car ownership is one thing. Vehicle miles is quite another.

I know blokes who own several large engined cars. While they are sitting in their driveway or garage, they are causing no pollution or congestion.

Having access to a car does not automatically mean you use it all the time. I have a car and a motorbike. Sometimes I take the bus, sometimes I walk. I don't use motorised transport for every journey---only when it suits me to do so.

 

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