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Originally Posted by towny
We now have a network which is simply not extensive enough to act as a viable alternative for a great many road journeys, and costs a fortune to use. Consider: I live in Hemel Hempstead. I want to visit a potential supplier of services in Leeds. I can either go on the road (M1, almost literally door-to-door in under 2.5 hours) or I can go by rail 3.5 - 4 hours with two changes of train, and considerable cost when starting a journey before 9.30am).
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This is exactly the point. There is no viable alternative to the car in this country for long distance journeys. They put up road tax/fuel tax and so on to try and claim it is to try and get us to use public transport but there is no alternative so we have to use the car and have to pay the taxes.
I could go from Yorkshire to London for £140 by train or £40 by car.