rickiethecat Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 There seem to be lots of motorists bleating about the price of fuel these days, almost as if owning and running a car is an essential part of life you can't do without. It might be true that some people are reliant on their cars but then that's something they have chosen for themselves. If you choose to live a long way from where you work where there isn't much public transport then surely that means that you have chosen to become reliant on your car. I'm convinved that the vast majority of people living in Sheffield live within a reasonable distance of a bus stop, tram stop or train station so I can't understand why so many people seem to think they have to own a car. In my opinion, a car is a luxury and in these hard times luxury items shouldbe taxed more heavily than essentials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altus Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Are you trying to make yourself the least popular person on Sheffield Forum. You could have suggested they all cycle instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongle Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 i live in thorpe hesley and work in chesterfield and my wife works near meadowhall so it would be impossible for us both to live near our work places, i also own 2 cars one for work and one for personnal use along with 4 vans, if we all relied on public transport then everybodys taxes would rise as the government recieves a massive ammount of tax and vat from fuel duty and road tax. would you be happy to pay more in taxes when you dont have a car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altus Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 i live in thorpe hesley and work in chesterfield and my wife works near meadowhall so it would be impossible for us both to live near our work places, Having the cars made the choice to both work far from home possible. Not having the cars may have prevented you from making that choice but it was still a choice you made and you get to accept the downsides as well as the upsides of it. i also own 2 cars one for work and one for personnal use along with 4 vans, if we all relied on public transport then everybodys taxes would rise as the government recieves a massive ammount of tax and vat from fuel duty and road tax. would you be happy to pay more in taxes when you dont have a car? You really should avoid referring "road tax", there isn't one in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balpin Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 When you are 24 hour call, and also work at all hours, a car is a necessity. Public tranport does not start while mid morning, about 7 am, far too late for most essential workers, and the rail network is generally broken down by mid afternoon. Driving takes me half an hour, public transport anything up to 3 hours. And peoples lives depend, literaly, on my work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 For me they're a luxury. I have managed all my adult life without one. Clearly they're a necessity for some, but many others use them for journeys they could easily make on foot which is both selfish and extremely lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 i live in thorpe hesley and work in chesterfield and my wife works near meadowhall so it would be impossible for us both to live near our work places, i also own 2 cars one for work and one for personnal use along with 4 vans, if we all relied on public transport then everybodys taxes would rise as the government recieves a massive ammount of tax and vat from fuel duty and road tax. would you be happy to pay more in taxes when you dont have a car? Why do you need four vans? You can only ever drive one at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDious Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 A car is a necessity for me too, I live in sheffield and based at Worksop starting at 2am most days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altus Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 A car is a necessity for me too, I live in sheffield and based at Worksop starting at 2am most days. And it would be impossible for you to live in Worksop because? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodown Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Why do you need four vans? You can only ever drive one at once.Maybe he runs a van company and owns the vans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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