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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
No, I don't really agree. What's needed is for people to not rack up 40,000 mind-numbing miles/year....
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I think the issue is the miles this guy had to do to get to work. I don't know for sure, none of us do, but he probably couldn't afford to move and would have issues selling his house anyway if the area was in decline. Its a common problem.
A few months ago I had to listen to a World Wildlife Lunatic on the radio involved in a listener phone-in debate about high fuel costs and poor, rural communities. A lady called from Stornaway - which is an island off the west coast of Scotland. Because of job availability she had to work in the only main town there is there. But because of low pay and housing cost she had to live away from the town. No public transport available at her hours so she has no choice but to drive.
WWF luny solution ? Move and get another job.
Of course he lives in West London where public transport is so frequent that you would not need to have a car, and where jobs are plentiful and very well paid.
Unfortunately for us most of the UK is run from West London, which is why they don't understand why the rest of us don't conform to their views on life.
The car based issue seems to be a lack of interest in high FE cars any more, at least ones that most folks can afford.