The Rotunda in Birmingham - BTL failure poster boy.

Generali

A friend in the Barbican has a 3.5 y/o daughter. They've driven their car once since she was born I think.

You need a car in most Cities, even in the centre I reckon but not in London.

Generali

Sir_Humphrey wrote: »

Still, I am sure you will enjoy being called a whinging Pom!

I find that hard to take from a bunch of people that are still moaning about the bowling in a test match series that ended over 70 years ago!:D

(You can bet they wouldn't be moaning if they'd had a decent fast bowler or two too).

lostinrates

Generali wrote: »

A friend in the Barbican has a 3.5 y/o daughter. They've driven their car once since she was born I think.

You need a car in most Cities, even in the centre I reckon but not in London.

Relative lives in Newcastle without a car, I have a girlfriend who divides her time between exeter and aberdeen without a car, and a few friends more locally in Bristol with no cars.

fatpig_2

tintaja wrote: »

However, when we were buying our home, parking was a must on our list. Not only because we thought we might own a car in a future, but also so visiting friends can park close by.

You can pay for the privilege though. If you live in a flat complex in London near me with parking facilities, you pay about an extra one thousand pounds extra per year in service charge :eek:

neverdespairgirl

scousethife wrote: »

NTSB figures state the massive majority of plane crashes are from single engined planes.

Yes, but not necessarily because the planes or engines are themselves massively less safe.

An awful lot of single engine planes are hobby or private planes. The fuel isn't changed as often (thus the risk of water accumulating), the pilots aren't professional, the planes aren't maintained to the same standards, and all the rest of it.

neverdespairgirl

!!!!!!? wrote: »

I've lived in an apartment and don't have anything against doing so again but I certainly wouldn't want to own one as a residence.

They are flats, don't fall for the marketing (-:

I'd have no problem owning and living in a flat.

neverdespairgirl

BlondeHeadOn wrote: »

Where are all these young urban professionals who want to live in 'an iconic property' in the centre of a city - but don't have cars? I'm sure I don't know any....

I know a lot. Most people I know living in central London don't have a car.

tintaja

fatpig wrote: »

You can pay for the privilege though. If you live in a flat complex in London near me with parking facilities, you pay about an extra one thousand pounds extra per year in service charge :eek:

I don't live in a flat complex in London, just a regular victorian terrace Parking is £99 per year. The only problem is, when friends come to see us they need to pay £1.50 per hour for parking, so they usually come on Sundays, when parking is free.

darktrader

Weren't all of these flats/apartments built with the "Young Professional" in mind?

And weren't lots of the Property !!!!!! TV featuring these "Young Professionals?"

And, is it not the case that in the Real World these "Young Professionals" if they exist at all, are such a tiny minority of the population?

Or, to put it another way. The Wrong type of property, built in the wrong place, at the wrong price.

kennyboy66_2

Microstar wrote: »

You've got a bit to learn about Oz. The Aussies will immediately size you up and try to figure out where to pigeon-hole you. You'll get used to the term 'Bogan' too - that's Aussie for 'Chav'. Lots of big Bogan areas (cheap housing, blokes wearing stubbie shorts and flannel shirts and driving beat up Bogan cars - Falcon, Commodore etc).

Then there are 'cashed-up bogans', generally from Perth and working away in the mining areas

I love Oz, but outside of Sydney, there is casual sexism, general blokeish culture and obsessoin with beer, sport and gambling.

The naked racism towards Aboriginies, SE Asians and Greeks/Italians (Aussies usually lump them together) is frankly astonishing.