Having spent a couple of years commuting from West Wales to Cardiff daily, at peak, I have to say that there is no way that I could have hired a car for the £18

Having spent a couple of years commuting from West Wales to Cardiff daily, at peak, I have to say that there is no way that I could have hired a car for the £18 return. SE England is ridiculous, I'll give you that, and never a seat. I once got a lift from a friend from the South West of England to the South East, as the ticket price was £150 PP return (2 of us), and he needed to head up that way anyway. Ultimately the lift ended up only being one way, the price of a single train ticket back.. £149 PP.