(03 Mar 2020, 9:07 pm)Andreos1 wrote The costs for our cars are fixed.
There's only additional fuel that we need to pay for, as and when we need it.
As I've said repeatedly, I can charge my phone and listen to my music in the car.
EldestC passed his test last year and can do the same in his car even though its 10 years old. It takes him 10 mins to drive to see his girlfriend, rather than an hour and two buses.
MrsC has the same facilities in her car.
Three individuals that could switch a percentage of their journeys to public transport.
If it's not financially attractive to do so, then those percentage of journeys will be at the smaller end of the scale and that's with me having worked in transport and who classes himself as an enthusiast.
This is exactly it. Due to ridiculous rail fares and not always being able to book in advance, it's cheaper 9 times out of 10 for me to fill my car up to drive Aberdeen - Newcastle and back than a standard return is on LNER - and I'll still have around quarter of a tank left over. In addition, I can stop when I want for some edible food (as opposed to the trash served up for ridiculous prices in the Cafe Bar) and because of the prehistoric train infrastructure north of Edinburgh the car is about an hour quicker than the train + bus combo door to door.
Bar my journey to work which is £1.50 each way, its a similar story for buses. £3.80 for a student day ticket with First, but majority of the time I can drive wherever I need to go in the city for £2 max.