When in London I walk almost everywhere.

But public transport in most of the rest of the country is dire I thought I would never make it out of Lincoln last year One train an hour, two cancelled trains and a coach replacement service

I live in London, I walk everywhere, and use public transport all the time. Maybe every three weeks I drive my indecent privilege of a quite expensive private car to the supermarket to bulk buy. I am of an age when owning a car was important, but it is not necessary in London.