Transport since 1948
For most people, this made the car an unaffordable luxury. Most people used public transport to get around.
Air travel was mainly for the rich. To go abroad, most people traveled by ship.
The average weekly wage was £3 18s (£3.90). Now it is about £400.
Most people stayed in Britain for their holidays. They went to the seaside or camping in the countryside
Car ownership more than doubled in the 1950's. By 1955 there were over three million cars on Britain's roads.
The Morris Minor is launched, designed by Alec Issigonis, and becomes one of Britain's best-selling cars
The first jet aeroplane to carry passengers, called Comet, began a regular passenger service. It was a small jet and could not carry many people.
First hovercraft
The Mini is launched, designed by Alec Issigonis, and becomes the best-selling British car of all time. It cost £496 – about the amount of money someone earned in a whole year.
Britain's first motorway, the M1, between Birmingham and London, opened.
The Anglo-French airliner Concorde makes its first supersonic test flight The era of global travel began in 1970 when the first Pan Am Boeing 747 jet landed at Heathrow. Air travel became cheaper and now it is easy to take a holiday in almost any part of the world.
After years of trials, the fastest passenger aeroplane in the world called Concorde, came into service in 1976. It was built by Britain and France. It could fly at about 2,100 kilometres per hour.
Popular cars were the Aston Martin, Triumph TR7, two door Capri and MGB GT (1978 Front seat belts made compulsory in 1983.
Sinclair C5, a battery electric vehicle invented by Sir Clive Sinclair was launched in the UK on 10 January 1985.
Britain drew closer to Europe when the Channel Tunnel rail service began in 1995