The number of cars more than 13 years old has almost tripled in the past two decades Jonathan Hordle/REX/ShutterstockMore old bangers are being driven on British roads after the number of new cars sold in the UK dropped for the first time in six years. New figures show that the proportion of the very oldest cars on British roads — those more than 13 years old — has almost tripled in the last two decades. Some 17.5 per cent of cars, or almost 5.5 million, on the road at the end of last year were registered in 2004 or earlier, figures from the Department for Transport show. It suggests that the UK’s car fleet is getting older because drivers are being put off from making new purchases. The government admitted that changes to road tax last year may have led to a fall…

Source: The Times April 12, 2018 16:04 UTC