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[–] obinice@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

I save a huge amount of money compared to somebody with a car. HUGE.

  • I don't have to pay off the car,
  • I don't need to buy a driver's licence,
  • I don't need to pay road tax,
  • I don't need to pay for an annual MOT,
  • I don't need to pay for service checkups,
  • I don't need to pay for fuel/oil/fluids/parts that wear out or break,
  • I don't need to pay for insurance,
  • I don't need to pay for parking spaces, etc etc.

All I need to pay for is a bus, tram, or train ticket, and I can easily get anywhere in the city with minimal walking time.

And heck, that's cheap. All the buses are capped at £2.00 regardless of the journey length, for example! Two quid!

There are a lot of other benefits too. For example, I don't have to worry that someone will nick my car, and I don't have to make sure I live somewhere with parking available.

Owning a car just seems like such a ball and chain, especially considering how fragile that relationship can be. One day everything's great, the next day boom, you need to fork out 2 grand for repairs, or maybe the car's just.... gone.

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