Theme 1.4 - Leisure And Travel Flashcards
How did the car industry and car ownership grow during the interwar period?
-Most cars were too expensive but
fell from the early 1930s (e.g. the
Morris minor SV cost £100)
-only for the middle classes (except
secondhand car sellers)
-growth in consumerism due to people saving
money during the war and being more affluent
after
-Increase in roadbuilding (E.g. Preston bypass
1958, M1 1959, mersey tunnel 1934)
-Increase in row deaths (1934 Road traffic act
introduced 30 mph speed limit, pedestrian
crossing , and driving test)
- Led to more travel guides and excursions
- New car workshops garages petrol stations
How far did car ownership fuel the postwar consumer boom?
-Production interrupted by the
war led to petrol restrictions into
1950
-post-war models were plagued by problems
and faults made worse by poor Labour
relations e.g. Ford Dagenham strikes
-poor quality meant people bought from Japan
or Germany
-Decline in journeys by bus
