ABSTRACT
Variations in car access whether through regular car access, relying on lifts to no access at all has a profound impact on quality of life. It determines how frequently goods and services can be accessed, and if services and activities located outside the local neighbourhood can be travelled to within a reasonable time. In Chapter 4 we have seen that transport disadvantage and as a consequence transport-related social exclusion is unevenly distributed in as far as its' impact is experienced by certain groups. Women are less likely to hold full and provisional driving licences and are as a result more likely to use bus services and rely on lifts. Lower levels of car access can also be found amongst the elderly and disabled. Walking and public transport play a key role in these communities for both men, women and all income groups.
