I used to live in Surrey and the place was full of big 4x4s. Not really necessary for tackling the tricky pothole in Waitrose car park or mounting the kirb outside the cash point
Of all the people I knew with them, only one person actually used it off road, as she had horses. Everyone else used it to transport one small child to and from ballet lessons half a mile from their house. The attitude of most people who have 4x4s as a fashion statement beggers belief, and the cost of fuel is of no concern to them - one woman I spoke to told me that her household outgoings were £120,000 a year not including her mortgage
so taxing fuel wouldn't even register with her.
BTW I have no gripe with people who actually have a
need for larger vehicles, like Jeanag and my horsey friend, who use it wisely - just the Chelsea Tractor brigade...
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