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[Kevin Wood]

In a perfect world, freight would travel by rail and trucks banished from the roads, other than smaller trucks to do local runs from train stations to delivery depots.
People who cant pass a test to prove they are capable of driving to a reasonably high standard forced to take trains and taxis because they are banned from the roads.
Then, nice clear roads with high standards of driving, and no motorway speed limits for the rest of us.
We can but dream. 

Exactly what I experienced driving through Germany on Sunday, in fact.

[Varche]

Trains are still highly efficient ways of quickly moving lots of people in/out/between cities. They're nearly as good for moving heavy, bulky loads between fixed points - like fuel for power stations.

Which is why trains sort of almost work for the South East, assuming you want to go to London.

They really don't work anywhere else, and outside of London's Tube system, are not financially viable to users or the taxpayer.

That is madness. Society should be pushing for it to be easier to travel by train or indeed be easier to travel.

Drop off charges boil my P1ss. Years ago, my brother had to pay a couple of quid to pick me up at Leeds airport or £5 if he came in his van. He revolted and made me walk out of the airport. Of course now red lines everywhere. Contrast with Spain. Free to drop off at Malaga airport in short  stay if you take less than ten minutes. You can use the same to pick up if you wait off site and the person messages you.


The train companies often don't help, as parking at Chiltern stations is now a tenner a day, and Banbury station has closed it's drop off point to private vehicles, so anyone wanting to use the train from there now has to use a taxi if not in walking distance.  Fine for drop off is now £40.  So everyone drives to London now.