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I hate driving !!

geek84
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Hi Folks

Do any of you hate driving?

I think there is a government campaign to encourage people to use public transport more often.  Do you know much about it or are you involved in the campaign in any way?

Thanks

 






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  • AdrianC
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    My nearest bus stop is five miles away. Except for one bus each way on a Wednesday, from only a mile away.
    My nearest railway station is twenty miles away.

    Tell me again how I should use public transport more often?
  • EssexExile
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    Driving is fine, what is it about driving that you hate?
    Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.
  • Alanp
    Alanp Posts: 807 Forumite
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    I have just changed jobs, I used to be a service engineer for the last 30 years, I’ve driven over most of the north of England, it never used to bother me, until the company I worked for were taken over, the mileage dropped a little but they had deadlines to meet, so sitting in traffic really started to grate, now I only drive 18 miles a day in total, yes I don’t have a company van anymore, but I don’t have a tracker or camera fitted ( apart from my dash cam) so less stress, I still enjoy driving for pleasure but it doesn’t usually matter what time you leave or arrive at your destination 
  • Jackmydad
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    EssexExile said:
    Driving is fine, what is it about driving that you hate?
    Other drivers.  :D
    Or rather some of them, and the fact that there are seemingly an increasing percentage  of that "some"
  • facade
    facade Posts: 7,961 Forumite
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    I hate driving too.
    But I hate Public Transport more :)
    I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....

    (except air quality and Medical Science ;))
  • EssexExile
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    Jackmydad said:
    EssexExile said:
    Driving is fine, what is it about driving that you hate?
    Other drivers.  :D
    Or rather some of them, and the fact that there are seemingly an increasing percentage  of that "some"
    But they speak so well of you!
    Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.
  • Bluebell1000
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    Me too. That's why I got a Morris minor. Might as well have an interesting car to encourage me to drive it when needed!
  • Jackmydad
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    EssexExile said:
    Jackmydad said:
    EssexExile said:
    Driving is fine, what is it about driving that you hate?
    Other drivers.  :D
    Or rather some of them, and the fact that there are seemingly an increasing percentage  of that "some"
    But they speak so well of you!
    Yeah I know! Well they would wouldn't they? :D

  • buglawton
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    edited 9 February 2020 at 8:54PM
    Bluebell1000 said:
    Me too. That's why I got a Morris minor. Might as well have an interesting car to encourage me to drive it when needed!
    There's even a fun electric conversion for that!
    https://londonelectriccars.com/



  • Bluebell1000
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    edited 10 February 2020 at 7:20PM
    buglawton said:
    Bluebell1000 said:
    Me too. That's why I got a Morris minor. Might as well have an interesting car to encourage me to drive it when needed!
    There's even a fun electric conversion for that!
    https://londonelectriccars.com/



    We should be getting a modern electric car soon. If that goes well then a Moggy conversion is certainly a possibility in the future :)
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