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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vectis Birder" data-source="post: 1393209" data-attributes="member: 43690">I have a car, mainly because I don't like public transport and it is also inconvenient and expensive. If I want to go to the Isle of Wight's best nature reserve at Newtown, it would take me a good couple of hours to get there on public transport, including at least one change of bus then a long walk, and I would get very little, if any, change from £10 or £15. In the car it takes less than half an hour, depending on traffic, and £20 of petrol lasts me two to three weeks, including driving to work and back each day (18 mile round trip) and the odd visit to Newtown or St Catherines (for example).I'm not that keen on driving, I admit, but ditching the car is just not practical. Besides, I positively loathe bus and railway stations, they're often dirty, cold and unsafe and the pros of owning a car outweigh the cons for me.</blockquote>