Anyone gone back to living without a car?
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I’m about to move and will be living in a city. My small, but expensive, apartment doesn’t have any parking and I suspect free on street parking won’t exist. So it looks like I will be living without a car for the first time in about three decades. It isn’t in the UK so at least public transport is good.
Anyone else managed to go back to not having a car?
Anyone else managed to go back to not having a car?
Sort of, but not quite. My wife and I have had a car each for 40 years. Mine usually a company car. I retired 14 months ago and was going to buy myself a car, but after a few weeks of cycling and using public transport (London), I decided not to bother. So I do have a car when needed, but don't drive it often. Most days I survive easily with no car.
Last week I rode to meet a mate in a pub about 6 miles away. Just after leaving my house I was passed by a Jag F Type, roof down. He got stuck in traffic and I passed him. Traffic cleared and he passed me again. A mile down the road there were temp traffic lights, with a huge queue, so I passed him as I rode to the front. He passed me again but I caught him in more traffic. Eventually, he passed me for the last time when I was about 100 metres from my destination.
Last week I rode to meet a mate in a pub about 6 miles away. Just after leaving my house I was passed by a Jag F Type, roof down. He got stuck in traffic and I passed him. Traffic cleared and he passed me again. A mile down the road there were temp traffic lights, with a huge queue, so I passed him as I rode to the front. He passed me again but I caught him in more traffic. Eventually, he passed me for the last time when I was about 100 metres from my destination.
This may be a reality for me soon too.
Following lockdown, furlough, and eventual life changes, I've found that the car I used to cherish and daily is sat on a driveway and seeing no use whatsoever - I've driven it twice this month, for quite short stints (less than 30 miles combined).
It's only a mk1 TT, but it's quite fun to drive and before said life changes, I would take it on long journeys and generally 'daily' it (not so much daily, but as good as).
I now do most of my work in central London, and it's literally a chore to drive there these days, so the car is very possibly going to be up for sale soon, and for the first time in 15 years I will not own a vehicle.
This is mostly due to cost; I am not flush and would like to think selling said car will give me a little cash injection to figure out some future plans. I will be quite devastated to see it go, but needs might must. Sad times. At least the city's public transport is effing terrible, that'll help matters for sure
Following lockdown, furlough, and eventual life changes, I've found that the car I used to cherish and daily is sat on a driveway and seeing no use whatsoever - I've driven it twice this month, for quite short stints (less than 30 miles combined).
It's only a mk1 TT, but it's quite fun to drive and before said life changes, I would take it on long journeys and generally 'daily' it (not so much daily, but as good as).
I now do most of my work in central London, and it's literally a chore to drive there these days, so the car is very possibly going to be up for sale soon, and for the first time in 15 years I will not own a vehicle.
This is mostly due to cost; I am not flush and would like to think selling said car will give me a little cash injection to figure out some future plans. I will be quite devastated to see it go, but needs might must. Sad times. At least the city's public transport is effing terrible, that'll help matters for sure
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