Growth in car ownership continues under Labour

NEW regional transport statistics published by the Department for Transport last month show a continuing rise in car ownership levels over the decade between 1996 and 2006 - a rise that was particularly strong in the northern part of the UK.

London became the region with the highest proportion of households without a car during the decade, though even here the proportion fell from 39% to 36%. The capital also shows the lowest level of households with two or more cars, at 18% - a figure that...