Have not voted.
Where do you start?
Most of us use and need our cars to get to and from work. I think the congestion at peak times proves this.
We even have daft train ticket pricing to "deter people from travelling a t peak times "
Look.. most employers run a fixed 9 to 5 routine.. and even if they do "flexi".. the core times are in the peak rush times.
Most will not embrace the technology and have the odd work from home under the duvet day.. as they do not trust their staff
Public transport is not only expensive.. it's not convenient.
I know Ju-Ju who works in Altrincham would have to get a bus to Eccles to catch the tram to Manchester .. and then take tram and then a bus to her school. She costed this against current cost and then against proposed charges... and currently she pays LESS than the public transport .. including park/ride fees and her overheads of insurance/fuel/repairs and has convenience.
With the congestion charge.. she would perhaps break even with current tram/train/bus rates on cost. But there is the matter of time and convenience to her working hours.
Likewise my other sister and my brother in that area.
For me? I would be on rural roads initially.. and then at high peak rate perhaps later on in my journey. I do not really have a public transport alternative and cycling . . out of the question due to sheer distance. A pro -racer would be drained on that as a daily ride
and nope.. I do not want to live in a town either. I like my rural home and my weekend walks and rides on the Fells. I would suffocate in the big 'burbs.
My work takes me to a number of different hospitals within the Trust's boundaries too. I also lecture and supervise the up and coming medics to take over where I leave off on my retirement. My legacy to our healthy lifestyle is linked to teaching these enthusiastic youngsters after all