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Yes. I like my car, but I rarely use it where I live (London, inside North Circular). For most of the journeys I need to do my car is useless (can't get there, and particularly can't park there) and it's much more hassle than using public transport.

Public transport is relatively fast, reliable, and convenient, but it's mainly convenient because I don't mind walking 20 minutes to the tube station. (I could take a bus, but usually don't.) In pre-covid times I could do most of my shopping by walking/cycling to Tesco every couple of days; my schedule allowed me to do that.

When I lived in a village with _a_ bus every hour between 9.30 and 4.30 (some of them going to different locations) using public transport was a challenge; I partly got around it by cycling, but not everybody can cycle 40 minutes one way AND bring groceries back, and I had to plan those outings very carefully. You notice that going to work on public transport was not possible. I had a car and used it daily; I would have used it for certain purposes anyway (logistics), but I would have appreciated not having to do this. (I once paid £50 to get a taxi from the nearest town, 8 miles away.)