The data displays the average age of cars on the road in the UK between 2000 and 2016, including projections for 2015 and 2016. It can be seen that before the recession the average age of cars in the United Kingdom was falling, however, since the recession the average age has risen drastically and will probably continue to rise. These figures show that people were preferring to hold onto their cars for longer rather than sell them to buy new cars. Comparing the projected average age of cars on the road in the United Kingdom in 2015 with the average age of light commercial vehicles and the average age of buses in use in Great Britain in 2015, shows that the average age of these vehicles is slightly higher than the age of cars on the road.
