[user104658]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Can get a taxi for half the price if theres 2 of you, so damn sure I would be driving rather than using buses as driving costs much less than taxis so maybe it would be like 2 quid or something if driving myself.

When I lived about 2 miles outside of our nearest town, a bus fare was £4.10 return for an adult and £2.05 child... so, £12.30 for two adults and two kids to town and back.

Taxi was £3.50 each way... so £7 for the exact same trip. Plus it's door to door to where you want to go, no waiting at the bus stop, and no having to sit listening to junkies fighting on the bus. Short distance public transport is a pointless rip off, IMO.

Very, very rarely use any form of public transport now that we're driving. I don't mind the train AS much for longer trips solo but even the train with kids is a nightmare compared to driving. I remember going to visit the in-laws in England on public transport... taxi, train to Glasgow, trek across Glasgow with kids and suitcases, then 2.5 hour train to England. Now we would never even consider doing anything but driving it, even though it's a 4 hour drive.