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(14%) say that the availability of
parking is one of their four biggest
concerns this year, a significant
increase on the 8% recorded last
year. The cost of parking is an even
more serious issue: almost a fifth
(18%) now say this is a top-four
concern compared with one in eight
(12%) in 2015.
It is worth noting also that the
environmental impact of vehicle
use ranked very low on most
motorists’ list of concerns, despite
the relatively high level of media
coverage of such issues over the
last 12 months. Just 7% named
environmental impact as a top-
four concern, while the same
proportion are worried about the
accuracy of fuel efficiency and
emissions claims made by motor
manufacturers. Even fewer (6%)
are concerned about the impact
of diesel emissions on health.
Nevertheless, as the findings
highlighted later in this report
will show, there are still high levels
of awareness – if not outright
concern – of these matters among
Britain’s motorists.
18
%
of motorists say the cost of
parking is now one of their
top four concerns
RAC call to action:
The state of our roads: see page 90
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1.0 What’s on motorists’ minds?