(16 Sep 2021, 8:08 pm)mb134 wrote If anything it's likely to make folk more likely to bite the bullet and get a private car. I saw the following in the GNE press release: 

"and examples of things like blended home-office working where full-time car ownership is now even less financially viable for many people." 

I'd have thought it was the opposite. Same income, lower expenses on fuel etc, so surely it's more attractive for folk to look into car ownership for the few days they do go into the office and as a better alternative for days out. Regardless, as a long term business move I don't see how beneficial it is for a bus company to be dangling the carrot of a private car.

I agree. Fuel for a daily commute, plus whatever it costs to park daily/weekly/monthly in a City Centre, then its a considerable saving. It's not just that, but its the incidental spend that you save from working at home, even for things as simple as cooking your own bacon sandwich and making your own coffee, rather than going to Greggs.

The additional disposal income is likely to make car ownership more attractive, at least to those with driving licences who use buses as a cost saving. I'm not convinced many use it for the convenience...