tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post3528205887537477908..comments2023-12-23T09:28:20.869+00:00Comments on The View from Cullingworth: Is London's public transport really so expensive?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-15715933098673130692011-12-31T20:18:41.686+00:002011-12-31T20:18:41.686+00:00I have solved the problem of the costs involved in...I have solved the problem of the costs involved in travelling around London. I never visit that filthy, festering, foreign place. <br />If I have business to transact with some poor soul condemned to labour within the confines of that hell-hole, I do it electronically. <br />I will never voluntarily enter the precincts of that disgustingly filthy place.selsey.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12531315051208210724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-18059016430761794882011-12-31T18:34:09.132+00:002011-12-31T18:34:09.132+00:00Well, when tube drivers are paid more than an expe...Well, when tube drivers are paid more than an experienced Engineering Graduate and they receive trainloads of public subsidy, then ... yes.Phil Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-88778763447280675762011-12-31T15:12:50.232+00:002011-12-31T15:12:50.232+00:00Even using a second hand car, when you take into a...Even using a second hand car, when you take into account insurance and the trouble with finding a parking spot, going by tube is still more convienent in London. For the few times when you need to carry something bulky use a taxi.SadButMadLadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836368722377421009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-19733759975813300742011-12-31T08:28:50.251+00:002011-12-31T08:28:50.251+00:00A car can carry more than 1 person and more than a...A car can carry more than 1 person and more than any one person can carry.abruptnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-9940567933224597562011-12-30T20:15:19.975+00:002011-12-30T20:15:19.975+00:00I think the figure of £4553 assumes buying a brand...I think the figure of £4553 assumes buying a brand-new car and replacing it every 3 or 4 years. If you buy cars that are 4 or more years old the running costs will be very significantly less.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com