| Comment | a) poor people are already priced out of the city centre by parking charges, again I'm highlighting an alternative which is cheaper (£5.70 for all-day parking and travel, you'd spend that just on petrol idling in traffic around charing cross)
b) have you seen the state of traffic these days? You could definitely get into the city centre via park and ride faster than you can drive it
c) I think you're giving away your own snobbery if you think the subway is dingy and horrible
d) public transport is absolutely adequate for avoiding commuting by car. It might not be as wonderful as we'd like, but the idea it's non-functional is just daft, especially *if you own a car and can be selective about which services you use*
and lastly, *you can completely avoid the charges by having a compliant car, for something anyone buying a car has known was coming for years* - also bearing in mind that the only reason non-compliant older diesels have been so cheap for 'poorer people' is because of ULEZs meaning no-one wants to buy them! |
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