Train operator TransPennine Express is predicting travel transformation as the cost of driving continues to escalate.
Highlighting that car insurance quotes have risen by an average of £348 this year alone, Kathryn O’Brien, Customer Experience and Transformation Director at TPE, said: “We could be on the precipice of a huge transformation in the way we travel according to our latest research. Car running costs are increasing year on year, faster than the rate of inflation and they’re that high that it’s forcing them off the road.”
She added that 17-24 year-olds are being impacted most, with the average car insurance quote rising by £688.
Further research from TPE reveals that more than a quarter (28%) will now switch from driving to travel by train, and this percentage is set to increase as 13% of drivers say that if costs don’t come down they will stop driving forever.
Kathryn added: “Our affordable prices mean that if Brits want to make the switch and start travelling by train, they can sit back, relax and make the most of our modern, clean and comfortable trains without watching the pennies as they get behind the wheel.”
The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) compared per passenger emission data from rail business routes in Britain with the equivalent per-passenger emission data for the same trip by car.
According to its research across 100 routes, it has been measured that the train is almost nine times greener than using a petrol or diesel car, more than four times greener than using a plug-in hybrid electric car and almost two-and-a-half times greener than using a battery electric car.
