Possibly if large numbers of car users, and businesses realised that running your whole economy on the premise of transporting evrything to anywhere, and back again, is not really a long sighted policy, then maybe sense will at long last reappear.
From supermarkets that move goods from one end of the country and back again just so shoppers can drive out of town to save 2p on a tin of beans, and that truck drivers can earn lots of money instead of actually working at a serious job.
Ironically the supply and demand numbers have not changed that much since the start of the year but the maniacal panic that Mr and Ms may not be able to burn their fuel in their 2, or 3 cars/4x4/SUV or whatever and get to Ikea for a Sunday, has driven the whole market nuts. Throw in some cowboys who see it as a good opportunity to make a fast buck and you have the current mayhem. There is a simple answer. Do not drive to Ikea, or any out of town retail park just to stuff the kids full of burgers and coke on Sundays. Try staying at home and cooking a meal. Try buying locally, the price may be a bit higher, but think of the fuel costs you are saving, and the taxes Gordon cannot get from you. Tear up the Tesco clubcard, the savings you think you have made have just been burned wholesale. Stop expecting someone else to solve your problems and think for yourself. If it is a Bank Holiday you do NOT really need to buy a new sofa, even though the adverts exhort you to do so, especially on 4 years no pay.
People complain about public transport, however it is a 'chicken and egg' situation. Until more poeple use it, and demand service then they get what they try to avoid. Of course we need a lead from the Government which is why I know that the situation will get much much worse, until the populace at large finally decide to burn the MP's out. Look back at 1997 and realise that was the year Britain allowed the best economy in Europe to be raped.
By the way can the last Brit in the UK please switch the lights off before leaving? That is if the power is still on.
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