§ Mr. John Hannamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce legislation to compel all motor vehicles to have fitted two rearview mirrors, one inside and one outside.
Average cost per passenger mile, 1969 (np)* Price index numbers (1963=100) 1948† 1950 1955 1960 1965 1969 1970‡ Public transport British Railways 1.1 59 59 64 83 110 131 139 London Underground 1.4 36 37 59 94 110 134 154 Buses and Coaches 1.2 49 50 66 85 114 143 162 Private transport Purchase of cars and motor cycles (new and secondhand). Not readily available 83 83 107 115 99 109 117 Running costs of motor vehicles Not readily available 68 70 87 93 109 134 137 * The cost per passenger mile of any form of transport varies widely according to circumstances, and average figures should be treated with reservation. † Figures for 1945 are not available. ‡ Provisional figures.