Published on 12, July, 2020
I think it's stupid that we have cars. They're a massive waste of money. They make public spaces less accessible. It's harder for children to play on the street or to walk where you want to go. They've led to high streets becoming more empty as cars go to large out-of-town supermarkets.
Sometimes people die in car crashes, needlessly, leaving families devestated.
People who can't drive are discriminated against. We have to rely on infrequent bus and rail services that are sometimes overpriced.
All the money spent on buying a car, the insurance, MOT, tax, maintenance and repairs, petrol, imagine what that money could do if those cars weren't there. It would give people money to spend on building better buildings, facilities, public transport, social services, healthcare, education.
I tend to drive my classic car when the weather is good, it’s 65 years old so its carbon footprint is very small, its outlived about 10 modern cars. I do live near the London Underground but find being near to people unbearable. I do understand your point of view, unfortunately the tax on fuel is a massive income for the government, it’s a bit like smoking, the tax from it pays for a lot of the NHS, unfortunately the smokers end up needing the NHS.
Yeah, that's the catch.
Taxation destroyed our country.