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Distance travelled to used car seller in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015, by region
Distance travelled to used car seller in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015, by region
Amount of time spent travelling to seller when buying a used car in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by region
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Aug 30, 2015
This bar chart illustrates the time spent travelling to used car sellers in the different regions of the United Kingdom (UK), according to a survey conducted in March 2015. Respondents in Yorkshire and Humberside were the most likely to buy locally, over half of them had travelled 20 minutes or less to the seller. Car buyers in Greater London were more prepared to travel further to the seller, as 16 percent of those surveyed said they had travelled more than an hour and a half to purchase a used car.
Amount of time spent travelling to seller when buying a used car in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by region
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| 20 minutes or less | 20 to 40 minutes | 40 to 60 minutes | 1 hour to 1.5 hours | More than 1.5 hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorks/Humb | 54% | 26% | 7% | 6% | 7% |
| West Midlands | 50% | 28% | 10% | 5% | 6% |
| Wales | 49% | 23% | 16% | 3% | 8% |
| South West | 49% | 27% | 14% | 7% | 3% |
| North | 44% | 31% | 4% | 9% | 7% |
| North West | 43% | 30% | 8% | 11% | 6% |
| East Midlands | 37% | 28% | 18% | 8% | 4% |
| East Anglia | 42% | 26% | 12% | 4% | 11% |
| Scotland | 37% | 22% | 15% | 7% | 14% |
| South East | 35% | 26% | 16% | 14% | 8% |
| London | 28% | 16% | 23% | 13% | 16% |
| 20 minutes or less | 20 to 40 minutes | 40 to 60 minutes | 1 hour to 1.5 hours | More than 1.5 hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorks/Humb | 54% | 26% | 7% | 6% | 7% |
| West Midlands | 50% | 28% | 10% | 5% | 6% |
| Wales | 49% | 23% | 16% | 3% | 8% |
| South West | 49% | 27% | 14% | 7% | 3% |
| North | 44% | 31% | 4% | 9% | 7% |
| North West | 43% | 30% | 8% | 11% | 6% |
| East Midlands | 37% | 28% | 18% | 8% | 4% |
| East Anglia | 42% | 26% | 12% | 4% | 11% |
| Scotland | 37% | 22% | 15% | 7% | 14% |
| South East | 35% | 26% | 16% | 14% | 8% |
| London | 28% | 16% | 23% | 13% | 16% |
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Aug 30, 2015
This bar chart illustrates the time spent travelling to used car sellers in the different regions of the United Kingdom (UK), according to a survey conducted in March 2015. Respondents in Yorkshire and Humberside were the most likely to buy locally, over half of them had travelled 20 minutes or less to the seller. Car buyers in Greater London were more prepared to travel further to the seller, as 16 percent of those surveyed said they had travelled more than an hour and a half to purchase a used car.
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- August 2015
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- March 2015
- Number of respondents
- 4,000 respondents
- Age group
- 17 years and older
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
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- Number of respondents
- 4,000 respondents
- Age group
- 17 years and older
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews
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