Petrol would have to double to deter drivers – study

LONDON (Reuters) – Petrol prices would have to nearly double before drivers would consider switching to public transport, according to a poll on Monday.

Research for car insurer esure showed the tipping point would not come until the average price reached 1.83 pounds a litre from about 95.6 pence now.

The “Carry on Pumping” poll also found there was a substantial hard core of motorists (55 percent) who said they would never switch, whatever the petrol price.

“Public transport may never overtake people’s preference for their own cars, whatever the cost,” said esure’s Mike Pickard.

Reuters