Paul Weaver wrote to uk.transport.london on Fri, 27 May 2005:

Funnily enough, where I work far more car drivers are late for work than
those who come in by PT...

I arrived 20 minutes early for work at 11PM last night. Had I gone via
train I'd have had to leave 15 minutes earlier and (as it turns out)
would have been late.

However, you are only one person. I could give a counter-example, in
that it takes my husband approximately 45-50 minutes, door-to-door,
going to work by public transport. On the rare occasions he takes the
car, it takes him at least 1 1/2 hours.

[Snip]

How would I get to work (Shepherds Bush) on Boxing Day if I lived at
stanmore without a car?

Public transport is great for the 9-5 masses, but for the rest of us
the complete closures at various weekends means that it's simply not
reliable.

I think I've missed something here - why would people not use public
transport most of the time, but occasionally use the car when they had a
good reason to do so, such as PT not running?
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