MORE than one quarter of Southampton residents said they would give up their car to help the environment.

Research from Uswitch has revealed that 25.4 per cent of Southampton residents said they would give u their car to help the environment.

A total of 66.67 per cent said they would not give up their vehicle and another 7.94 per cent said they were unsure.

On the back of the government’s £22million 'future transport' scheme, Uswitch wanted to find out if people would be willing to give up their cars to help the environment.

UK-wide, nearly 60 per cent of drivers polled said they would not be willing to give up their cars in exchange for transport credit, while 25.6 per cent said they would, and less than 15 per cent said they were unsure.

Half of younger drivers - aged between 17 and 24 - said they would be willing to agree to giving up their cars in exchange for free public transport access, while less than 39 per cent said they would be opposed to this.

This compares to just 15 per cent of the over 55 age group who said they would.

More than 72 per cent of respondents aged 55 and over said they wouldn’t be interested in taking part in the initiative.

It seems those in large cities would be more inclined to give up their personal modes of transport, in exchange for free public transport. More than a third of London drivers would be willing to take part in the scheme, while nearly 34 per cent of Manchester drivers and nearly 26 per cent of Birmingham drivers said the same.