As of April 2022, a week after Ofgem's cap on energy cost was increased, around **** percent of survey respondents reported their car purchasing intentions were impacted by the cost of living crisis in the United Kingdom. Around **** percent of consumers mentioned looking to buy a cheaper car as a result of the crisis, while around **** percent of car buyers were not influenced by the price increases.
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eBay Motors Group. (May 23, 2022). Impact of the general cost of living increases on UK consumers' self-reported car purchase intentions as of the second week of April 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/1350285/uk-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-crisis-on-car-purchases/
eBay Motors Group. "Impact of the general cost of living increases on UK consumers' self-reported car purchase intentions as of the second week of April 2022." Chart. May 23, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/1350285/uk-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-crisis-on-car-purchases/
eBay Motors Group. (2022). Impact of the general cost of living increases on UK consumers' self-reported car purchase intentions as of the second week of April 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/1350285/uk-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-crisis-on-car-purchases/
eBay Motors Group. "Impact of The General Cost of Living Increases on Uk Consumers' Self-reported Car Purchase Intentions as of The Second Week of April 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 May 2022, /statistics/1350285/uk-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-crisis-on-car-purchases/
eBay Motors Group, Impact of the general cost of living increases on UK consumers' self-reported car purchase intentions as of the second week of April 2022 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1350285/uk-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-crisis-on-car-purchases/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Impact of the general cost of living increases on UK consumers' self-reported car purchase intentions as of the second week of April 2022 [Graph], eBay Motors Group, May 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1350285/uk-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-crisis-on-car-purchases/
