Brits are driving their cars less due to fuel costs as they find their shopping bills are rising in the UK cost of living crisis. Around 45% of Britons said they have cut back on car journeys over the past fortnight after seeing a surge in fuel prices, according to new figures.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported an increase in the number of households highlighting a rise in their cost of living in its fortnightly survey of households. It said 91% of Britons saw a rise in the overall cost of living over the period to June 19 as food, energy and fuel all weighed on shoppers.
This represented an increase from 88% in the survey from two weeks earlier as inflation continued to rise. The survey reported that 93% of households said a rise in grocery bills contributed to the higher cost of living.
