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There was an affordable service that would drive your car home for you. The problem leading to its failure, as I understand it, is that drunk people that needed it were too wasted to remember that it existed.

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That's funny in a sad way. I do remember that being a thing ~10 or 15 years ago - they were at least demo'ing it at one of the blocks in my city where a large concentration of bars could be found. I was very curious on the technology of their fold-able scooters (how quaint given Lime at al)

I could also imagine having to drive a drunk person's car home would be somehow risky, given that you have no idea how said person will act with their property.

Years ago Top Gear did a bit on a service with small, foldable motorbikes that could be folded and put in the trunk. However, it didn't really save money compared to just taking a taxi both ways.

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