Details of survey methodology are given below the tables.

Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding.

Drivers and their vehicles

Q1. How often do you drive or ride your vehicle for personal use?

	All ages	17-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75 or older
Daily	53%	71%	66%	60%	60%	47%	38%	32%
Every other day	24%	16%	20%	28%	19%	27%	24%	34%
Couple of times a week	19%	10%	11%	10%	18%	23%	32%	24%
Less often	4%	4%	3%	3%	4%	3%	7%	10%

Q2. How many miles a year do you drive or ride your vehicle for personal use?
Up to 3,000	18%
3,001 – 5,000	25%
5,001 – 7,000	20%
7,001 – 8,000	12%
8,001 – 10,000	11%
10,001 – 12,000	8%
12,001 +	6%

Q3. How old is your current vehicle?

	All ages		17-24		25-34	35-44		45-54	55-64	65-74		75 or older
Less than 3 years old	19%	30%		19%			17%	20%	18%		19%	14%
3 - 5 years	27%	34%		38%			27%	25%	25%		25%	22%
5 - 8 years	22%	20%		23%			31%	19%	20%		17%	26%
8 - 12 years	19%	9%		16%			18%	22%	22%		20%	25%
12 years +	13%	6%		5%			8%	15%	16%		20%	14%

How the cost-of-living crisis affects journeys

Q4. To what extent do you agree with the following statements: I worry about the cost-of-living crisis affecting my ability to…

Statement	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neither agree nor disagree	Agree	Strongly agree
Carry out timely vehicle repairs	7%	14%	17%	37%	25%
Have my vehicle serviced	8%	17%	17%	37%	22%
Have my vehicle inspected	12%	22%	19%	28%	19%
Upgrade to a new vehicle	5%	9%	18%	30%	37%
Renew my insurance	12%	21%	20%	30%	17%

Regional breakdowns

Q4. To what extent do you agree with the following statements...
I worry about the cost-of-living crisis affecting my ability to:
(a) Carry out timely repairs to my vehicle

	Total	East Midlands	East of England	London	North East	North West	Northern Ireland	Scotland	South East	South West	Wales	West Midlands	Yorkshire & The Humber
Strongly disagree	7%	6%	7%	2%	6%	9%	7%	9%	7%	7%	8%	9%	9%
Disagree	14%	16%	18%	7%	12%	12%	22%	12%	17%	21%	14%	13%	14%
Neither agree nor disagree	17%	11%	18%	11%	17%	20%	19%	13%	21%	19%	22%	17%	20%
Agree	37%	33%	32%	50%	41%	32%	36%	40%	33%	35%	36%	35%	35%
Strongly agree	25%	33%	26%	30%	24%	26%	17%	26%	22%	19%	20%	27%	22%

Q4. To what extent do you agree with the following statements...
I worry about the cost-of-living crisis affecting my ability to:
(b) Have my vehicle serviced

	Total	East Midlands	East of England	London	North East	North West	Northern Ireland	Scotland	South East	South West	Wales	West Midlands	Yorkshire & The Humber
Strongly disagree	8%	8%	9%	4%	5%	11%	7%	11%	7%	7%	8%	11%	12%
Disagree	17%	17%	22%	6%	16%	16%	25%	12%	23%	24%	12%	15%	15%
Neither agree nor disagree	17%	16%	15%	13%	21%	18%	17%	21%	15%	18%	22%	16%	19%
Agree	37%	35%	37%	46%	38%	33%	37%	34%	33%	34%	37%	39%	35%
Strongly agree	22%	24%	18%	31%	20%	22%	14%	22%	22%	17%	21%	19%	19%

Q4. To what extent do you agree with the following statements...
I worry about the cost-of-living crisis affecting my ability to:
(c) Have my vehicle inspected (MOT’d)

	Total	East Midlands	East of England	London	North East	North West	Northern Ireland	Scotland	South East	South West	Wales	West Midlands	Yorkshire & The Humber
Strongly disagree	12%	11%	11%	4%	9%	16%	11%	12%	13%	15%	10%	15%	16%
Disagree	22%	20%	29%	8%	20%	23%	24%	26%	26%	26%	22%	20%	23%
Neither agree nor disagree	19%	20%	17%	15%	22%	17%	22%	19%	25%	17%	25%	19%	20%
Agree	28%	27%	27%	42%	28%	27%	23%	23%	23%	29%	26%	30%	24%
Strongly agree	19%	22%	16%	31%	22%	16%	20%	20%	14%	12%	17%	17%	17%

Q4. To what extent do you agree with the following statements...
I worry about the cost-of-living crisis affecting my ability to:
(d) Upgrade to a new vehicle

	Total	East Midlands	East of England	London	North East	North West	Northern Ireland	Scotland	South East	South West	Wales	West Midlands	Yorkshire & The Humber
Strongly disagree	5%	3%	5%	2%	3%	4%	7%	5%	7%	7%	9%	6%	6%
Disagree	9%	8%	11%	6%	8%	9%	22%	13%	10%	6%	8%	7%	12%
Neither agree nor disagree	18%	20%	18%	15%	22%	22%	24%	18%	17%	17%	22%	20%	13%
Agree	30%	24%	24%	45%	35%	30%	24%	26%	27%	33%	22%	30%	31%
Strongly agree	37%	45%	41%	32%	32%	36%	23%	38%	38%	37%	39%	37%	38%

Q4. To what extent do you agree with the following statements...
I worry about the cost-of-living crisis affecting my ability to:
(e) Renew my insurance

	Total	East Midlands	East of England	London	North East	North West	Northern Ireland	Scotland	South East	South West	Wales	West Midlands	Yorkshire & The Humber
Strongly disagree	12%	12%	13%	5%	8%	16%	12%	13%	11%	11%	13%	15%	16%
Disagree	21%	18%	25%	8%	21%	17%	25%	25%	27%	24%	23%	23%	20%
Neither agree nor disagree	20%	22%	17%	15%	24%	24%	30%	23%	21%	23%	23%	14%	19%
Agree	30%	26%	29%	50%	30%	25%	26%	24%	27%	28%	25%	34%	25%
Strongly agree	17%	23%	16%	22%	17%	18%	7%	15%	13%	14%	17%	15%	20%

Age breakdowns

Q4. To what extent do you agree with the following statements...
I worry about the cost-of-living crisis affecting my ability to:
(a) Carry out timely repairs to my vehicle

	Total	17-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75 or older
Strongly disagree	7%	1%	2%	2%	6%	14%	13%	12%
Disagree	14%	1%	5%	5%	15%	17%	25%	32%
Neither agree nor disagree	17%	14%	13%	9%	14%	22%	24%	28%
Agree	37%	42%	39%	55%	38%	31%	27%	18%
Strongly agree	25%	42%	42%	30%	27%	16%	10%	11%

Q4. To what extent do you agree with the following statements...
I worry about the cost-of-living crisis affecting my ability to:
(b) Have my vehicle serviced

	Total	17-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75 or older
Strongly disagree	9%	1%	2%	2%	7%	15%	16%	17%
Disagree	17%	7%	7%	5%	15%	20%	28%	38%
Neither agree nor disagree	17%	21%	15%	12%	16%	22%	18%	18%
Agree	37%	48%	43%	47%	40%	27%	28%	22%
Strongly agree	22%	23%	33%	34%	22%	16%	10%	7%

Q4. To what extent do you agree with the following statements...
I worry about the cost-of-living crisis affecting my ability to:
(c) Have my vehicle inspected (MOT’d)

	Total	17-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75 or older
Strongly disagree	12%	2%	3%	4%	10%	23%	21%	20%
Disagree	22%	5%	13%	11%	24%	28%	32%	41%
Neither agree nor disagree	19%	28%	16%	16%	22%	17%	21%	20%
Agree	28%	42%	38%	42%	29%	18%	17%	12%
Strongly agree	19%	23%	30%	28%	16%	15%	10%	8%

Q4. To what extent do you agree with the following statements...
I worry about the cost-of-living crisis affecting my ability to:
(d) Upgrade to a new vehicle

	Total	17-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75 or older
Strongly disagree	5%	0%	2%	1%	5%	9%	10%	8%
Disagree	9%	7%	7%	5%	9%	10%	13%	16%
Neither agree nor disagree	18%	9%	12%	13%	13%	21%	29%	33%
Agree	30%	36%	28%	44%	32%	27%	23%	19%
Strongly agree	37%	48%	51%	37%	40%	33%	26%	24%

Q4. To what extent do you agree with the following statements...
I worry about the cost-of-living crisis affecting my ability to:
(e) Renew my insurance

	Total	17-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75 or older
Strongly disagree	12%	1%	4%	3%	12%	21%	20%	21%
Disagree	21%	6%	15%	14%	19%	24%	31%	36%
Neither agree nor disagree	20%	23%	16%	18%	23%	19%	22%	20%
Agree	30%	47%	35%	44%	32%	23%	18%	17%
Strongly agree	17%	24%	31%	21%	14%	13%	9%	6%

Q5. In the last 12 months, have you done any of the following to save money?

	All ages		17-24		25-34	35-44		45-54	55-64	65-74		75 or older
Opted to pay a lower excess on your insurance policy	14%	30%		22%			20%	14%	9%		5%	6%
Taken your car off the road to avoid paying road tax	11%	21%		16%			32%	6%	1%		1%	0%
Not renewed your vehicle insurance or delayed renewing your vehicle insurance	7%	13%		14%			20%	4%	2%		0%	1%
Changed your vehicle insurance	22%	25%		29%			32%	20%	16%		16%	13%
Delayed getting your vehicle serviced	18%	20%		29%			22%	20%	15%		9%	10%
Delayed getting your vehicle repaired	13%	28%		23%			19%	13%	8%		4%	2%
Delayed having your vehicle inspected (MOT’d)	3%	8%		7%			4%	2%	1%		1%	1%
None of the above	50%	20%		27%			27%	54%	64%		73%	76%

Regional breakdown

Q5. In the last 12 months, have you done any of the following to save money? (Please tick all that apply)

	Total	East Midlands	East of England	London	North East	North West	Northern Ireland	Scotland	South East	South West	Wales	West Midlands	Yorkshire & The Humber
Opted to pay a lower excess on your insurance policy	14%	23%	15%	22%	10%	12%	24%	13%	11%	8%	6%	11%	17%
Taken your car off the road to avoid paying road tax	11%	9%	6%	41%	11%	6%	14%	5%	4%	4%	5%	6%	8%
Not renewed your vehicle insurance or delayed renewing your vehicle insurance	7%	4%	2%	27%	13%	2%	4%	6%	4%	4%	3%	7%	5%
Changed your vehicle insurance	22%	23%	22%	38%	14%	17%	27%	20%	20%	18%	22%	16%	22%
Delayed getting your vehicle serviced	18%	23%	16%	24%	15%	16%	29%	16%	16%	13%	11%	21%	19%
Delayed getting your vehicle repaired	13%	15%	12%	16%	13%	12%	4%	12%	13%	8%	12%	18%	14%
Delayed having your vehicle inspected (MOT’d)	3%	5%	2%	7%	4%	1%	4%	1%	2%	2%	4%	1%	3%
None of the above	50%	44%	53%	19%	51%	56%	53%	56%	57%	62%	59%	53%	49%

Q6. In the last 12 months, have you made any of the following changes to the way you travel to save money?

Statement	Often	Sometimes	Never	I don’t know
Chosen to walk or cycle short journeys that you used to make by car/motorcycle or public transport	26%	46%	26%	2%
Chosen to drive or ride instead of using public transport	29%	37%	31%	4%
Chosen to use public transport instead of driving or riding	16%	40%	43%	2%
Cut down on journeys that are not essential	36%	47%	15%	2%
Tried to drive or ride more smoothly to save fuel	42%	39%	15%	4%

Regional breakdown

Q6. In the last 12 months, have you made any of the following changes to the way you travel to save money?

(a) Chosen to walk or cycle short journeys that you used to make by car/motorcycle or public transport

	Total	East Midlands	East of England	London	North East	North West	Northern Ireland	Scotland	South East	South West	Wales	West Midlands	Yorkshire & The Humber
Often	26%	26%	16%	50%	27%	21%	26%	27%	21%	28%	20%	24%	19%
Sometimes	46%	45%	48%	40%	47%	50%	46%	46%	50%	38%	46%	48%	49%
Never	26%	24%	34%	9%	23%	27%	28%	26%	29%	32%	33%	25%	32%
I don’t know	2%	5%	2%	1%	3%	2%	0%	0%	0%	2%	2%	3%	0%

Q6. In the last 12 months, have you made any of the following changes to the way you travel to save money?
(b) Chosen to drive or ride instead of using public transport

	Total	East Midlands	East of England	London	North East	North West	Northern Ireland	Scotland	South East	South West	Wales	West Midlands	Yorkshire & The Humber
Often	29%	30%	27%	38%	29%	23%	46%	26%	23%	33%	26%	30%	27%
Sometimes	37%	33%	30%	47%	36%	39%	26%	36%	39%	30%	33%	38%	37%
Never	31%	31%	37%	14%	28%	32%	24%	35%	36%	37%	37%	28%	32%
I don’t know	4%	6%	6%	2%	6%	5%	4%	3%	2%	1%	4%	4%	5%

Q6. In the last 12 months, have you made any of the following changes to the way you travel to save money?
(c) Chosen to use public transport instead of driving or riding

	Total	East Midlands	East of England	London	North East	North West	Northern Ireland	Scotland	South East	South West	Wales	West Midlands	Yorkshire & The Humber
Often	16%	12%	7%	40%	19%	10%	19%	18%	11%	14%	7%	7%	16%
Sometimes	40%	38%	35%	45%	37%	46%	45%	46%	37%	28%	46%	38%	38%
Never	43%	47%	55%	14%	42%	42%	36%	34%	51%	56%	44%	51%	46%
I don’t know	2%	3%	3%	2%	2%	2%	0%	2%	1%	3%	3%	4%	0%

Q6. In the last 12 months, have you made any of the following changes to the way you travel to save money?
(d) Cut down on journeys that are not essential

	Total	East Midlands	East of England	London	North East	North West	Northern Ireland	Scotland	South East	South West	Wales	West Midlands	Yorkshire & The Humber
Often	36%	39%	29%	39%	37%	34%	32%	41%	35%	34%	35%	35%	38%
Sometimes	47%	47%	45%	48%	40%	45%	53%	43%	48%	53%	45%	53%	46%
Never	15%	11%	22%	10%	19%	21%	15%	16%	16%	12%	17%	9%	14%
I don’t know	2%	3%	4%	3%	4%	1%	0%	0%	2%	1%	3%	2%	2%

Q6. In the last 12 months, have you made any of the following changes to the way you travel to save money?
(e) Tried to drive or ride more smoothly to save fuel

	Total	East Midlands	East of England	London	North East	North West	Northern Ireland	Scotland	South East	South West	Wales	West Midlands	Yorkshire & The Humber
Often	42%	44%	38%	48%	38%	40%	48%	39%	37%	55%	41%	43%	41%
Sometimes	39%	36%	37%	40%	40%	39%	48%	37%	41%	27%	40%	47%	34%
Never	15%	15%	21%	10%	15%	15%	4%	19%	18%	14%	15%	7%	21%
I don’t know	4%	6%	4%	2%	6%	6%	0%	5%	4%	3%	4%	3%	3%

Q7. Would you consider using telematics to monitor your driving or riding for any of the following reasons…

	All ages		17-24		25-34	35-44		45-54	55-64	65-74		75 or older
Yes, to improve safety	27%	34%		37%			38%	23%	19%		20%	20%
Yes, to reduce emissions	23%	33%		31%			33%	20%	15%		15%	17%
Yes, to cut costs	34%	31%		34%			29%	38%	35%		35%	33%
No	35%	19%		23%			29%	35%	44%		43%	45%
Don't know	12%	8%		7%			8%	14%	14%		14%	19%

Vehicle repairs and maintenance

Q8. If you needed to make vehicle repairs in the last 12 months, how did you pay for them?

	All ages	17-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75 or older
I paid for them myself to avoid paying an excess or prevent a potential increase in insurance premium	80%	65%	67%	84%	90%	85%	89%	86%
I claimed on my insurance policy	14%	33%	27%	11%	5%	8%	5%	4%
I haven’t repaired the vehicle	6%	2%	6%	5%	6%	7%	5%	10%

Q9. Within the past 12 months, have you driven or ridden, even once, when you knew that:

Your tyres were defective (with worn tread, the wrong pressure, or cracks or bulges)	18%
Your oil or water levels were wrong	11%
You had one or more broken lights, and it was dark	10%
You had one or more broken indicators	5%
Your brakes were in poor working order	5%
Your windows or mirrors were not clean or clear	10%
Your vehicle was displaying warning lights on the dashboard	10%
Your vehicle was making unusual noises	8%
None of the above	57%

Insurance

Q10. Within the last 12 months, have you considered removing any of the following insurance cover add-ons?

Breakdown cover	18%
Courtesy vehicle	16%
Legal expenses	15%
Key cover (for loss of key)	14%
Personal injury	8%
Windscreen replacement (and recalibration)	6%
None of the above	64%

Choosing a vehicle

Q11. Which of the following do you consider most important when choosing a new vehicle? (pick up to 5)

Purchase Price	60%
Economy/Cost of running	57%
High safety rating	25%
Power and performance	19%
Engine type (e g petrol, hybrid, electric)	45%
Brand preference	19%
Availability / lead time	7%
Mileage on clock	41%
Onboard technology (e g digital dash, audio, infotainment)	14%
Comfort	36%
Interior aesthetics	7%
Colour	13%
Age of vehicle/registration year	38%
None of the above	3%

Survey methodology

The research was carried out by SurveyGoo which conducted an online survey among 2,004 respondents across the UK. The sample of adults was randomly selected from our survey panel and weighted to be representative of the UK population for age, gender and region. The margin of error, which measures sampling variability at the country level, was +/- 2.2% at 95% confidence limit. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding. The research was conducted in March 2023.

Eligibilty

Respondents were required to own or lease a car or motorcycle for personal use to be eligible to take the survey.

Survey methodology

About Survey Goo

Survey Panel

SurveyGoo operates an online survey community which consists of a representative sample of the UK population. Panel members are incentivised to take surveys and polls covering a range of topics and subjects for leading UK brands and PR agencies.

The panel is drawn from multiple sources and recruited using a mix of techniques to select unique and responsive members. Targeted recruitment is from authentic sources, including top websites, and web portals. Recruitment is designed to meet the demographic needs of a panel that is representative of the online population of the market.

Recruitment sources include banner advertisements on leading portals and top ranked websites, through referral programs search, content networks, email campaigns and social networking sites.

Focused recruitment activities are planned typically on a quarterly basis, with ongoing low level recruitment activity each month.

Sampling management

SurveyGoo's panel management tool allows them to select ‘census representativity’ on survey send outs and incoming completes. The tool provides correct allocation to achieve proper distribution based on census data. SurveyGoo can create quotas or send out targets to specific target groups.

Survey invites are sent out via email, and all panel members invited have the opportunity to take or decline a survey.

A sample matching the requirements is taken from the panel database. The panelists are sent direct invites at their validated email address with project details. Reminders are sent as per defined conditions. Panelists are provided with details of the reward and interview length. They are given the opportunity to decline the survey and are provided with a link to contact support with any queries relating to the survey.

Panel member incentives

A reward system is operated. The number of points awarded is driven by the length of interview (LOI). On reaching a set redemption level, panelists can redeem their rewards as cash via Pay Pal. Incentive rates have been set to encourage long term participation.

Compliance policies

At the time of panel recruitment, panelists are made aware of the purpose of the panel (i.e. to take part in market research). Each panelist is double-opted in. When invites are sent to panelists, they are notified of the confidential nature of their responses and given the opportunity to ‘opt out’ of the panel. As part of the registration process, panelists are asked to fill out several key profiling questions. Upon confirmation the panelist will receive an automatic email sent directly to the email address they provided in the registration process, allowing them to double opt-in to the panel. The email contains a link within it, as well as a user name and password. The link will direct them back to the panelist site, where the panelist signs in with their username and password.

SurveyGoo's privacy policy is clearly stated for panel members and the company adheres to UK data protection laws.

Researchers are members of the MRS and adhere to research practice In line with ESOMAR guidelines.

Rewards

A reward system is operated. The number of points awarded is driven by the length of interview (LOI). On reaching a set redemption level, panelists can redeem their rewards as cash via Pay Pal. Incentive rates have been set to encourage long-term participation.

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How the cost-of-living crisis affects road safety: data tables

Data tables to support Brake and AXA UK's cost-of-living survey report

Drivers and their vehicles

How the cost-of-living crisis affects journeys

Vehicle repairs and maintenance

Insurance

Choosing a vehicle

Survey methodology

Survey methodology