UK confidence in public transport hits lowest level in 20 years

The COVID-19 pandemic may have set attitudes to driving versus using public transport back by as much as two decades in the UK, according to research by automotive services group RAC.

For the first time since 2002, fewer than half of drivers (43 percent) say they would reduce car use, even if train and bus services were improved – down from 57 percent in 2019.

In its annual Report on Motoring, the firm also found more than half of UK drivers (57 percent) say having access to a car is more important now than it was before the coronavirus pandemic.

At the same time, almost half of UK drivers reported that their vehicle usage has declined in the past 12 months, with the dramatic rise i...