31 million cars on UK roads

We know, it feels like most of them are on your regular routes.

The latest official figures show the number of cars on the road went up 0.3% last year, while the average age of cars went up to 7.44 years, two months more than a year ago. Over the last 10 years, the total number grew by 9%, a slower rise than the previous decade's 17%. That presumably reflects the fact that we are pretty much approaching saturation point for cars in the UK.