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> The UK seems to have the perfect conditions for getting rid of the automobile entirely How do you get your dog to the vet? Or, we're going away to a country

> The UK seems to have the perfect conditions for getting rid of the automobile entirely How do you get your dog to the vet? Or, we're going away to a country cottage for christmas. How do we get all our stuff there?

CatWChainsaw 3y ago
If niche situations like those are the only ones this person needs a car for, it might be better for them to rent a car for situations like those, rather than keep and maintain a vehicle full time. Still reducing car use by a lot even if it's not getting rid of it "entirely".
- dfgfek 3y ago
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  - sdflhasjd 3y ago
    Normally I would agree with the sentiments but cars just rust and disintegrate, depreciating in value more than any belonging I can immediately think of. I was financially better off before I got a car. A lot of people could save money by using alternatives.
    - dfgfek 3y ago
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- madeofpalk 3y ago
  I agree - car hire/share/rent works out great for these "one offs", but it's worth noting that these "niche situations" can happen pretty often, and it's entirely at odds with "getting rid of the automobile entirely".
  - CatWChainsaw 3y ago
    At a certain point you'd have to think to yourself, I have "niche situations" every week, maybe I actually do need to have my own car. And that's not the "niche situation" OC was describing.
sdflhasjd 3y ago
> How do you get your dog to the vet? A taxi? I don't know how uber or whatever work, but you can just ask for a taxi to take your dog somewhere
- ilikehurdles 3y ago
  This gets “rid of the automobile entirely,” how, exactly?