We are now paying to be told not to drive...

[Nagra]

I don't know if this is a repost but have a read of this...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2015893/Do...

Basically, families will be visited by 'travel advisers' armed with bus timetables and cycle route maps who will lecture us on 'sustainable travel'

[Animala]

I think we all know where to tell them to shove those timetables.

[V88Dicky]

I very much look forward to a visit from these thought police.

[Luke167]

They can fork right off!!!

[S18DMW]

Please let them visit when I'm in the house.

[Pints]

V88Dicky said:

I very much look forward to a visit from these thought police.

+1
If they can provide me with a more cost effective way to travel 40miles from Swindon to Bristol, I'm Zoë Ball.
But until then they can foxtrot oscar.

[Cyder]

I very much look forward to them visiting and explaining how they propose I get to work on time in the mornings without using a car.

[marsred]

Public transport round me is pretty poor so I don't expect I'll see these advisers for a good while. I mean, they surely won't be using a car or a van to get about... right?

[LukeSi]

Oh how I do look forwards to slamming the door in their face. If we wanted to be sustainable we wouldn't have bought a 3 litre BMW.

[renrut]

When they ask why I don't use public transport more I think I'd simply explain to them that I have never been on or seen a bus or train which has leather seats, aircon at the exact temperature I like and my personal choice of music without having to have something stuck in or on my ears.

Spurred on by this amazing public transport movement I have investigated using the Merseyside Travel website journey planner to work out my commute to work by public transport. Now bear in mind I travel 12 miles each way across town and down a DC. This currently takes me 20-25 minutes (5+ of which is waiting at lights).

The journey planner proudly comes back with 1hr 20mins if I walk, catch a train, walk a bit, catch a bus, walk a bit more, then catch a bus that stops outside my work. The alternative route it suggests which takes 1hr 53mins doesn't have the train bit. It has a bus instead for that bit.

[curlie467]

They can feck right off, similar to others situations, if they can explain to my wife how to get buses etc into the middle of knowhere then fine until that, do one.

We are already down to one car due to finances, i cycle everywhere and walk the kids to school etc etc

[StottyZr]

I'd respond in different ways depending on my mood.

In bad mood: Quote some Mike Strutter and shout "Suck on my big fking fat one" followed by a door slam.

Good mood: Explain to them why there job is pointless and they are incorrect

[carl carlson]

Will they turn up in a car or via public transport. If its the latter then we won't see any round our way.

[Pontoneer]

Apart from the facts that the nearest public transport is more than two miles from where I live , and I am often on 24 hour standby when even that is not operating , I would be happy to cycle to work - if those who would have me do so are happy to transport the boot full of photographic and video equipment I need to do my job ( and to be available within five minutes at any time of the day or night , 365 days a year ) .

[J B L]

This should be good

My commute to work is 12 miles / A road [mostly] / 20mn / 50mpg.

I did check the bus journey in the scope to opt out of the co car scheme to get a tastier car to use on week ends and holidays. Results:
- 15mn walk twice a day (could live with that)
- 2h45 bus trip with 2 changes including one at Pool -hell on earth- Meadow in Coventry
- But I am being dropped off just on my work's doorstep. Result

I am looking forward to the knock on the door which, if they've done their research correctly for the sake of showing good take-up statistics, will not come.

[Matt UK]

If they turn up and I find out they DID NOT use public transport to get to my house, I'll have some fun with them.

[alcovrugbyfan]

with the amount of money I pay in tax, insurance premiums etc to keep my cars on the road, why on earth do they think I'll use my car less? Surely I'll use it more to get my moneys worth?!?

[Shuvi Tupya]

I like this comment:

" It's going to cost £156million to fund and they're going to knock on 300,000 doors. That's £520 PER DOOR"

[Twincam16]

Oh, this should be good.

No, I don't use my car to get to work. I cycle, and once I've got the money together, I'll be on a motorbike, which will use a lot less fuel than even the bus, per passenger.

But when I get to work, I jump in a company car and travel hundreds of miles just to drive something usually rather thirsty round and round some country lanes with the sole purpose of telling people what it's like to drive.

I'll look forward to them telling me to voluntarily become unemployed for the good of the environment.

[TonyRPH]

Daily Mail said:

....persuade people to leave their cars at home when they go to work or the shops, or take children to school.

That's a joke isn't it?

So they want to persuade us not to use our cars to get to work, shops or take the kids to school..

I think in some cases it would be a positive move to cut down on the 'school run' but that's about it.

This article almost implies that the government wants us to use our cars for pleasure only.