Why are cars so important to the British
For the average motorist in Britain the type and age of their car seems so important. It certainly didn’t appear to have the same importance some years ago, when motorists weren’t so inclined to judge other road users by the type of car they drove. Today there are massive industries that have grown around our habit of frequently changing our vehicles. Contract hire and leasing is a massive industry built on our desire to have newer and better cars; around 2.5 million are sold every year.
So what happened? How did motoring habits change over the years without the British motorist realizing it? In the 1950’s motorcars like everything else were built to last, people bought products such as cars, ovens and fridges and expected them to last a lifetime and they usually did.