The whole "my country is full" nonsense is quite a lazy trope but there is no doubt that things feel fuller than ever - and the reason for that is not anything to do with net migration.
It is cars.
In the UK the number of cars registered is going up by 17% per year and now stands at 41.2million.
It is cars.
In the UK the number of cars registered is going up by 17% per year and now stands at 41.2million.
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I saw a grey Range Rover drive down the narrow road between ours and our neighbour's house this morning - it looked like a hippo being born.
This means the UK is covered with 117,282 acres of parked cars.
That is nearly as much land as the Duchy of Cornwall owns.
This is not me advocating for more roads btw, quite the opposite. There is a significant problem as you’ve outline. The solution is alternatives, not more of the same.
Leasing is a nationwide con which has locked many car buyers into spending increasing amounts on cars.
I wonder what the graph of spend per head over time looks like?