A recent straw poll indicates that running a second car is becoming unaffordable for many households amid the cost of living crisis. The poll suggests that around two in five families cannot afford to run more than one vehicle, leading some to reduce from having two-car driveways to using just one car. The report frames the shift as part of broader household spending cutbacks, where transport costs are treated as discretionary compared with essentials. While the information comes from the straw poll referenced in the coverage, the central finding across the provided sources is consistent: multiple-vehicle ownership is increasingly restricted by household budgets. The coverage does not specify the location of the poll, the sample size, or the detailed reasons beyond affordability, but it links the decision to the increased cost of running vehicles. Overall, the articles describe a growing constraint on families’ ability to maintain more than one car as household finances tighten.