Cars vs Public Transport in London

You're assuming cars are the only valid transport option. London isn't the US, you can just take the subway or bus instead...

You could get away without a car in London because the public transport is good. Outside of London it isn’t great, depends on where you are - you will probably need a car. London is not a great place for cycling. It’s very congested. I got knocked off my bike every year there. Maybe not as bad as the US but the UK is still a very car centric country.

You can’t get rid of your car in London, one of the best public transit cities in the world...?

Driving in central London is much more expensive than the tube given the congestion charge and the ultra low emission zone.

There's these things called the trains and the tube in London, which are significantly cheaper than driving a car into work in the middle of London every day. The middle class car owner in London is a myth.

Have you ever driven in London? Have you used public transport in London? Moving around is much more efficient using public transport. The underground + a couple of buses take you around everywhere faster than a car.

Those times are inverted in many places, eg London and New York which have a majority of commuting on public transport. Cars are also more expensive due to congestion charges.

Central London was never car friendly :-)

You should get away without a car in London. :)

It's the same in London too. Outside the city center nearly all of the 'Cycle Superhighways' are just bus/taxi lanes. And someone driving a 15m long vehicle who has spent the last 10 hours dealing with stupid drivers isn't going to pay as much attention to cyclists as they should.