I'm an unusual case, but I live in one of the least accessible parts of the country with extremely poor transport links (even by road). It is, of course, totall

I'm an unusual case, but I live in one of the least accessible parts of the country with extremely poor transport links (even by road). It is, of course, totally possible to drive to other cities to then get the train, but then you have the same problems just in a different city (since amazingly few have particularly good parking + mass transit arrangements). Beyond that, once you're in the car and trundling along, switching transport modes isn't particularly appetising, particularly when trains are so costly if not booked in advance and you have zero idea if you'll even get a seat. Yes, I've stood for two hours on a train out of London. No, it's actually not more fun than sitting in two hours of traffic.