- For those who struggle to travel around Portsmouth due to economic barriers, taxis are by far the most inaccessible to this group (80%), followed by trains, with almost two in three unable to travel by train (62%)
- Over half (55%) feel excluded from travel by bus due to cost, and 46% find ferries/hovercrafts to be unavailable to them for cost reasons
- Over one in three mention the car as being unaffordable
- For the 37% of those who have economic barriers to travel and find cars are unavailable due to cost, the cost of the car itself is the biggest barrier (85%), with running costs also a big factor; 73% do not drive due to cost of petrol, with 67% mentioning the cost of parking
Economic barriers to travel
Summary
Modes of transport unavailable due to cost
Base: All who are economically excluded (177)
This chart shows that of those respondents who report being economically excluded from transport
80% of respondents say that they are economically excluded from using taxis
62% say that they are economically excluded from using trains
55% say that they are economically excluded from using buses
46% say that they are economically excluded from using ferries and or hovercraft travel
37% say that they are economically excluded from using cars
6% say that they are economically excluded from using bicycles
62% say that they are economically excluded from using trains
3% say that they are economically excluded from using other forms of transport
Financial barriers to travel by car
Base: All who can’t afford to travel by car (66)
This chart shows that of those respondents who are economically excluded from using cars
85% of respondents say that this is because of the cost of buying a car
73% say this is because of the cost of petrol
67% say this is because of the cost of parking
30% say this is because of the cost of other things
