This statistic shows the results of a surve on the way potential car buyers are using their mobile phones in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. That year, approximately 59 percent of respondents use their mobile device to search for nearby vehicles, while only 28 percent reported to use their mobile device to obtain a quote online.
When shopping for a car, did you use your mobile phone in any of the following ways?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Searched for nearby vehicles
59%
Searched for local dealers
47%
Called a dealership
37%
Got a quote online
28%
Used car app
17%
Book test drive
11%
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Weve. (May 1, 2017). When shopping for a car, did you use your mobile phone in any of the following ways? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/936229/mobile-phone-use-car-consumers-kingdom-uk/
Weve. "When shopping for a car, did you use your mobile phone in any of the following ways?." Chart. May 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936229/mobile-phone-use-car-consumers-kingdom-uk/
Weve. (2017). When shopping for a car, did you use your mobile phone in any of the following ways?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936229/mobile-phone-use-car-consumers-kingdom-uk/
Weve. "When Shopping for a Car, Did You Use Your Mobile Phone in Any of The following Ways?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/936229/mobile-phone-use-car-consumers-kingdom-uk/
Weve, When shopping for a car, did you use your mobile phone in any of the following ways? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/936229/mobile-phone-use-car-consumers-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 12, 2025)
When shopping for a car, did you use your mobile phone in any of the following ways? [Graph], Weve, May 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/936229/mobile-phone-use-car-consumers-kingdom-uk/
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