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Household Transport in 1999 and 2000: Some Scottish Household Survey results
9. People who usually travel to work by car or van - employed adults (16+)(Tables 15 and 16)
9.1 People who usually travelled to work by car or van were asked whose vehicle was used. The results are given in Table 15. In 1999/2000, 95% of drivers used a car or van that the household had the regular use of, as did 53% of passengers. 28% of passengers got a lift in someone else's car, at no cost to the passenger. Only a small percentage of people were involved in a car-sharing scheme.
9.2 Those who drove to work were asked where they parked their vehicles. Table 15 shows that 67% said that they parked their vehicles free of charge in a car park provided by their employer, 15% parked on the street at no cost and 5% parked free of charge in another car park. Only 6% paid for parking in a car park provided by the employer, 3% used a commercial car park, and 1% paid for an on-street parking space.
9.3 Commuters who usually travelled by car or van were asked whether they could use public transport. Table 15 shows that 45% of them (43% of drivers and 55% of passengers) said that they could use public transport to travel to work.
9.4 The 45% who said that they could use public transport to travel to work were then asked why they did not use public transport. The left-hand part of Table 16 shows that the main reasons given were that it would be inconvenient (54% of this sub-group), would take too long (35%), they preferred to use their cars (31%), that there was no direct route (24%), they need a car for/at their work (12%), and the cost (10%).
9.5 The 55% who said that they could not use public transport to travel to work were asked why it was not possible to do so. The right-hand part of Table 16 shows that the main reasons given were that there was no direct route (36% of this sub-group), that it would be inconvenient (31%), the lack of a service (33%), that the person needed a car for work (20%), that the person worked unsocial hours (20%), and that it would take too long (16%).
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