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> The UK seems to have the perfect conditions for getting rid of the automobile entirely

How do you get your dog to the vet?

Or, we're going away to a country cottage for christmas. How do we get all our stuff there?

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> How do you get your dog to the vet?

A taxi? I don't know how uber or whatever work, but you can just ask for a taxi to take your dog somewhere

This gets “rid of the automobile entirely,” how, exactly?

If niche situations like those are the only ones this person needs a car for, it might be better for them to rent a car for situations like those, rather than keep and maintain a vehicle full time. Still reducing car use by a lot even if it's not getting rid of it "entirely".

I agree - car hire/share/rent works out great for these "one offs", but it's worth noting that these "niche situations" can happen pretty often, and it's entirely at odds with "getting rid of the automobile entirely".

At a certain point you'd have to think to yourself, I have "niche situations" every week, maybe I actually do need to have my own car. And that's not the "niche situation" OC was describing.

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