POSITIVE ATTITUDES<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe attitudes towards historic vehicles were shown to be positive on the whole, with 21 million people in the UK seeing historic vehicles as an important element of the UK\u2019s heritage. Encouragingly, that represents nearly a third of the UK population.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Furthermore, 9.1 million said that they had a specific interest in historic transport and 5.1 million people went a step further and responded with an interest in actually owning a historic vehicle at some point in the future.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Even more encouraging is that the results reveal that the level of interest in owning a historic vehicle one day is strongest amongst younger adults, indicating positive news for the future.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
However, of some concern was that the results of the attitudinal questions suggest that younger people do not identify as closely with the issues and challenges around historic vehicles that are understood by older generations, revealing that there is still work to be done in respect of educating younger generations on the threats to the sector.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
One such threat is the ability for historic vehicles to enter our city centres in the future. In that regard, the British public showed support for historic transport retaining access to our city centres, with 11.3 million people in the UK of the opinion that historic vehicles should be exempt from the restrictions of low and ultra-low emissions that are to be imposed on other vehicles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
MORE VEHICLES, TRAVELLING FURTHER<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nGrowth in previous years in the historic vehicle industry (as shown in the 2016 study), has resulted in an increase of 201,913 historic vehicles registered with the DVLA over the 2016 figures to 1,241,863.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The figures show that the mileage covered by these historic vehicles has also increased since 2016, with the average distance now 2,214 miles per year. That represents quite a significant increase on the 1,124 miles per year shown by the 2016 research and the record-breaking temperatures of last summer have no doubt had a hand in that result.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Use of historic vehicles has kept spending healthy, with the average owner shelling out an average of \u00a31,489 per vehicle each year. When added to the fact that on average, current enthusiasts now own 3.3 historic vehicles each, it is easy to see that consumer spending in the industry is keeping the business side of things buoyant.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The motivations behind such spending appear, from the results, to stem from the desire of enthusiasts to enjoy the lifestyle that surrounds historic vehicles. This is further backed up by the statistic that 3 million people attend classic car events each year and a rather heart-warming insight reveals that 60% of owners say that owning an historic vehicle is one of the most important things in their life.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
David Whale, Chairman of the FBHBVC said,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\n\u201cWhilst I can confirm that public enthusiasm for and interest in, the historic vehicle sector continues to be very strong, there are changes that will affect all historic vehicle enthusiasts. This mid-term research is incredibly useful to monitor progress at such a time of rapid change.\u00a0The Federation celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2018 and it is clear that if we are to celebrate a further 30 years, as enthusiasts with a common interest, we must all focus on communicating and engaging with younger people to ensure they develop an interest in historic vehicles.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDavid Whale added,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\n\u201cI must thank the Federation\u2019s commercial partners for their assistance in ensuring the Federation had suitable resources to conduct this research. Without the support of Cambridge and Counties Bank, Duckhams Oil, Vintage Tyres, Peter James Insurance and King Dick Tools, this survey would not have been possible.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe FBHVC confirms that the next major survey will be published in 2021 and it welcomes participation from everyone with an interest in the historic vehicle movement, in order to collate crucial information that will assist in the defence of the historic vehicle movement\u2019s freedom to continue to educate and bring enjoyment to millions via the UK\u2019s roads.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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The results of the 2019 National Cost of Ownership Survey supported by Duckhams, have been announced by the Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs. The summary results were revealed at a press conference within the Houses of Parliament on May 14th\u00a0with the full research document now available to download on the FBHVC website at:\u00a0https:\/\/www.fbhvc.co.uk\/research\u00a0. Historically, the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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