(20 May 2014, 7:12 am)Andreos Constantopolous wrote There is no reason whatsoever from a passenger point of view.

I decided to take the car today, rather than chew on with public transport.
That's £10-£15 less into the public transport kitty and several quid into the back pockets of the fuel company and parking companies instead.

It's the same reason I do too. I've been down to Middlesbrough about a dozen times doing research over the past 2-3 years. If I only needed to be in Middlesbrough and had no other appointments to keep then I'd use public transport. However if I had other things planned then I'd take the car. Luckily, I've never needed to be in Middlesbrough (or Teesside) for 9am, but I've needed to back on Tyneside for around 3pm before. If I had to rely on public transport then I probably wouldn't of been able to complete my Uni work.