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Robin9 · January 4th 13, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by

On Fri, 4 Jan 2013 04:49:33 -0800 (PST)
77002 wrote:
On 4 Jan, 12:24, wrote:
On Fri, 4 Jan 2013 04:14:40 -0800 (PST)

77002 wrote:
later there was an increase. =A0It went up to 6d (2.5p). =A0I guess TfL
and its predecessors never looked back!

No doubt back then they were coming out with the same old guff about need=
ing
it for service improvements which are "just around the corner! Honest guv=
!".
Arthur Daley would be embarrassed to do to his customers what TfL do to i=
ts
passengers on a daily basis. Still, I'm back in the car next week so ****=
em.

One sympathises with your sentiment. From my perspective, my time in
the UK is enhanced by not driving.

Don't get me wrong - I don't find driving to work in the car enjoyable. The
north circular is a hideous road. But its cheaper , quicker, more comfortable
and far fewer abnormal delays. In fact the one time the road was completely
stuffed and I ended up crawling along in a 6 mile jam it was still a few
minutes quicker than the normal non delayed tube journey. For anything other
than into central london the tube is hopeless. As for the NLL which I tried
once, ye gods - a horse and cart would have been quicker!

B2003

As a frequent and enthusiastic motorist, I agree that travelling by car is
usually cheaper, quicker and more comfortable. That's why I despise those
anti-motor car bigots who insist that no-one needs a motor car in London.

I am however surprised that you find the North Circular so bad. Although TfL's
two enhancement projects have both turned out to be complete failures and
a disgraceful waste of money, I still find the A406 a fairly good road. Living in
Leyton, I am of course adjacent to the best stretch of the road.