I read that earlier today and was a bit of a shock. Certainly in London driving habits have changed, More people now find public transport easier and cheaper to travel into town. We always used to go into London by car, park on the street or car park/NCP . Saturdays & Sundays were charge free , John Lewis, Selfridges, Knightsbridge shopping, lunch or evening meal. Now a high cost (£18?), 7 day Congestion charge puts us & many drivers off . We just find it easier, quicker and whilst it’s free for us, that is not why we travel by tube or train . Never use those free ‘red taxis’ though…....
Just over a week ago we went to three south London areas. . Everyone who met us all travelled by public transport. Travelling around, there and back, just so easy , even for those out of towners.
We now only seem to drive ‘when leaving’ London, or on special occasions when we take foreign or country friends out at night, across Waterloo Bridge to see London lights and sights.
NCP administration is a sign of our times and is not surprising upon reflection
Best M
