Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 2004

Variable Details

Variablem347_19
LabelWhy would it be difficult?
Question text Why do you say it would be difficult [changing to a different means of transport]?
Responses
2 journey to bowls centre which are heavy and also badminton is three miles away and no bus service 1
20 mins from bus stop/medical condition 1
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AS I SAID BEFORE THERE IS NO GOOD PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO GET ME TO WORK 1
Always relied on car due to time etc,cannot rely on other transport. 1
BECAUES IT WOULD TAKE LONGER IN EMERGENCIES 1
BECAUSE I PICK UP PEOPLE TO COME IN FOR DAY CARE AND I LIVE RURALLY WITH NO PUBLIC TRANSPORT 1
BECAUSE I TRAVEL TO VARIOUS PLACES 1
BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEX SIT FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT WOULD TAKE ME ALOT LONGER 1
BECAUSE OF THE SHIFTS BETWEEN US THAT WE WORK ITS ESSENTIAL I GET A LIFT IN SOMETIMES 1
BECAUSE OF WHAT I HAVE TO TAKE WITH ME TO WORK AND TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE I HAVE TO BE AT A CERTAIN TIME AND I COULDNT RELY ON BUSES 1
BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIRECT ROUTE TO WORK AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT NOT FLEXIBLE ENOUGH 1
BECAUSE iI have to drop rthe children off at different schools and a different direction from my work 1
Because I have to drive to church which is far away in Peckham 1
Because I have to get three of four kinds of bus with heavy tools 1
Because I have to travel between different addresses which would not be met by public transport which would it would be costly and inconvenient 1
Because I need a car for my job to get around to see people,and to carry my equipment-I am an essential car user. 1
Because I now have a very young baby and would have to push a pram around 1
Because I use my car every day to visit people in their homes.I am on call and carry lots of heavy equipment.Ae/no. 1
Because I would have to walk into town and there aren't the bus routes available 1
Because carrying shopping is a problem for me. I am 89 years old. 1
Because it's my work vehicle and contains a lot of heavy tools.I have many calls at various addresses throughout each day.To use public transport would be impossible.Ae/no. 1
Because my boyfrined lives 90 miles away 1
Because my car is essential for driving my disabled mum,and the mileage that I do for work.I think we pay enough-it's a stealth tax on the roads. 1
Because no public transport runs in the direction fo my work-I would need to change buses twice. 1
Because of 3 young children and a lot of my journeys involve ferrying them around.Journeys with the children do not have convenient public transport times 1
Because of bus times and accessibility for my work shift times.Ae/No 1
Because of business or bad back 1
Because of health problems-I have a disability.Ae/no 1
Because of working so far away from home i ned rthe car 1
Because on my route I do a school run which is about 5 miles away and public transport is not good enough 1
Because poor access to public transport - not cycling distance 1
Because public transpost is very poor 1
Because the area I am travelling to does not have a good transport route 1
Because the public transport is over utilized/inadequate public transport// 1
Because there aren't buses to the places I need to take the children 1
Because there is no alternative 1
Because there is no direct route for me to go. I would have to go into the City and out again. 1
Because you wouldnt know which buses to use at first 1
Being able pick the children up 1
Bus routes not compatible 1
CANT GET TO SCHOOL ANY OTHER WAYS THERES NO TRAINS FROM MY AREA TO PLACE OF WORK 1
Car essential to work/visit customers 1
Carrying Shopping 1
Carrying merchandise for work 1
Change to a minicab which would cost me 3 pounds each way 1
Coveiecead safety matters to me & this what I get with my car. 1
Disability means you are reliant on the car and both child and parent are ill 1
Do need car/cannot walk/public transport difficult 1
Drives as part of job 1
Effects not only my getting to work but affects the whole family.Ae/No 1
Family has invalid baby that needs to attent hospital - not other means of transport 1
Going to my Mom's would be very difficulkt by public Transport 1
HAVE ALOT OF HEAVY MATERIALS FOR MY WORK & WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT THE IVE GOT ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT 1
HAVE TO LEAVE HOME EARLY AS IT IS AND WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE EVEN EARLIER 1
Habit of a life time. Transporting luggage, dogs etc.. 1
Have disabled car and can only use this form of transport 1
I NEED MY CAR FOR TRAVEL TO AND FROM MY SHOP AND FOR COLLECTING THINGS FOR THE SHOP 1
I am disabled 1
I am disabled and need the car for hospital and general living 1
I am limited in the distance that I can walk 1
I can't walk very far, have to use a car for all travel because of mobility problems (has a wheelchair) 1
I cannot carry the shopping 1
I cant walk too far and neither can my husband. 1
I carry approximately 2 cwt of tools on my truck every day. 1
I could get a bus to work, but journey time would increase, and I also often work away from base all around the country. Car gives me flexibility. 1
I couldnt get to work 1
I couldnt go any other way other than with my daughter 1
I find modern buses v uncomfortable. Older buses have opening windows, new ones only a tiny vent. Older buses had sunblinds, but in new ones on a hot day in congestion, it is just like being in a greenhouse. I need more ventilation, and blinds. 1
I have a national role for my company business- how can i get to appoinments in small towns and cities without using my car 1
I have to care for my husband 1
I have to get from work to the childminder [ 1 mile ] quickly, can only do this by car. 1
I have to go to places where there is no public transport. 1
I have to travel at certain times and no other method of travel exists 1
I have to travel with my vehicle because I'm a black cab driver 1
I have to work in different towns & carry a heavy bag. I don't get paid travel time. 1
I just cant see how I would get to work 1
I must use a car because of my disability 1
I need a car for my work 1
I need my car for work because I travel to individual appointments 1
I need my car to get to work and public transport is poor to get to where I work. 1
I need to use wheelchair to go out and the car is more than just aconvenience if I want to go any distance the car is essential 1
I only travel by car to the hospital 1
I only use the car when I have to 1
I rely on my van to get to work which is shift work and couldn't do the different journeys without my own transport 1
I rely on people's genorosity to take me palces 1
I use chain sawsaws and protective clothing and it is not practicle to carry these on public transport 1
I use the car as little as I can, I need to carry the kids in back of the car 1
I work in the community and visit patients at home throughout the county 1
I work nights and there is no public transport at these hours 1
I woudnt have any other option. No public services would be applicable to destinations involved in my job. 1
I would have to arrange 2-3 bus routes to get to work 1
I wouldn't be able to take my equipment - you can't take a pane of glass on a bus 1
I wouldnt be able to get to church on a Sunday because there are no buses on Sunday 1
I woulod have to walk and I have difficulty walking long distances a/e no 1
I've got young children and local transport is not very good 1
IM TAKING GRANDCHILDREN TO SCHOOL SO IT WOUD BE IM POSSIB LE I ALREADY TAKE THEM EARLIER THAN I HAVE TO TO AVOID THE SCHOOL RUSH JUST BEFORE 9 AM 1
IMPOSSIBLE TOP GET TO WORK WOULD DELAY THE TIME IT TAKES TO GET TO WORK 1
INFLEXABLE BUS AND TRAIN TIMES,BAD PUBLIC TRANSPORT 1
INFREAQUENCY OFF BUSES IN RURAL AREAS 1
IRUNA BUSINESS 1
IT WOULD TAKE ALOT LONGER TO TRAVEL GOING TRAINS NOT FREQUENT 1
IVE GOT A COUPLE OF FRIENDS ARE HOSEBOUND FOR WHOM I DO SHOPPING/WASHING AT MY AGE INEED THE CAR TO DO THIS 1
Iam-old-my-wife-is-disabled and we need the car to mantain our quality of life 1
Inconvenient.Local bus service not that hot 1
It will affect me when I move 1
It will limit the parts I can visit 1
It would double my journey time to work 1
It would take to long to get to work 1
It wwould difficult with a 2 year old. 1
Its impossible to reach my place of work without using the car 1
LIVES FOR HIS CAR. NEED THE CAR TO GET AROUND AND HAS HEALTH PROPBLEM WHICH MEANS HE NCANNOT WALK FAR 1
LONG JOURNEYS UNAVOIDABLE 1
LOST WITHUT MY CAR. BAD WEATHER IS A PROBLEM. TAKE FRIENDS OUT AND DO ALL MY SHOPPING BY CAR 1
Live in rural area with very poorly organised public transport 1
Local buses not very reliable. 1
MAINLY HEALTH REASONS.NEED TO GET TO HOSPITAL ETC 1
MY BUSINESS WOULD BE AFFECTED AS I GO AN PICK UP ITEMS FROM PEOPLE AND COULDNT GO BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT ALSO I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND NO PUBLIC TRANSPORT AVAILABLE 1
MY DISABILITY MS 1
MY WIFE IS NOT GOOD ON HER FEET AND WE RELY ON THE CAR TO GET ABOUT 1
Mini Cab Driving is my Business 1
More difficult to get to certain places using public transport 1
My daughter would have to get 3 buses to school 1
My disability 1
My husband is registered disabled 1
My job demands the use of a car 1
My wife is disabled 1
NEAREST BUS STOP A LONG WAY AWAY AND I AM DISABLED. 1
NEED CAR TO TAKE GRANDCHILDREN TO SCHOOL. PUBLIC TRANSPORT DOES NOT GO WHERE I WANT TO GO 1
NEED CAR TO TRANSPORT DISABLED DAUGHTER 1
NEED THE CAR BECAUSE OF HEALTH PROBLEMS 1
NEED TO PICK UP CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL,AND LACK OF FLEXABILTY O F PUBLIC TRANSPORT 1
NEED TO TRANSPORT TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT 1
NO ALTERNATIVES 1
NO DIRECT ROUTE TO MY PLACE OF WORK AND WOULD TAKE TWICE AS LONG AND COST ALOT MORE 1
NO PUBLIC TRANSPORT 1
Nearest public transport is at cross rds, is not regular, dont always go where I want, do a long trek just to get down the road. 1
Need car for work. 1
Need car for work/travels in local area for work 1
Need car to use for work/no other service availale 1
Need to visit people in their homes 1
No buses at times I need them. 1
No buses if you have to work outside town. That's why I found it so hard to get a job. 1
No direct bus link or other public transport 1
No other public transport options for my work. 1
No public transport 1
No public transport from my house direct to the supermarket of your choice 1
On the basis that it is a complex journey to drop daughter off and then get to work 1
Only method of transport is disabled vehicle 1
Only one bus an hour to get to work. Very limited bus service. 1
PUBLIC TRANSPORT AROUND HERE IS CRAP 1
PUBLIC TRANSPORT DOES NOT OPERATE AT THE TIMES I GO TO WORK 1
Personal mobility limited.Difficult to get to bus stop 1
Poor public transport.Also with 2 children it is not easy to come up with reliable alternatives. 1
Public buses not very good 1
Public transport is inadequate 1
Public transport is no good and with ababy difficult to go any other way 1
Public transport isn't good enough.Also I have to visit other sites. 1
Public transport no good for where I want to go, 1
SPEND 2HRS GETTING TO WORK WHEN ONLY TAKES 20MINS 1
THE BUSES JUST DOSENT GO WHERE YOU WANT 1
THE NATURE OF MY JOB DEMANDS THE MOBILITY OF THE CAR 1
THE WORK PLACE IS TOO FAR / NO PUBLIC TRANSPORT/ RESPONDENT WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A TRAIN A TRAM AND THGEN A TRAIN AGAIN. 1
THERE IS NO PUBLIC TRANSPORT HERE ONLY TAXIS 1
THERE IS NO PUBLIC TRANSPORT THAT IS SUITABLE AS I LIVE IN A RURAL VILLAGE 1
THERE ISNT A DIRECT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM LINK 1
THere is no viable public transport alternative - plus cost and availability 1
TIME WISE TAKES 10 MINS IN CAR/ PUBL;IC TRANSPORT AT LEAST ONE HOUR/ WORK RELATED NEEDS 1
The buses only go from A to B and they don't always travel where you need to go.AE/The business I have would mean catching 3 buses but it's only 2 miles.Ae/no 1
The journeys we make are necessary and we have to make them 1
The mobility that I need for my job no public transport system could meet 1
The public transposrt is very poor 1
The untolled road would become more congested 1
There is no direct bus route 1
There is no easy way to get to work on public transport 1
There is no other way of getting to school. 1
Time and number of buses, buses do not run directly and journeys are very long. 1
Time involved in getting to Childminder before going to work 1
Times of work (works shifts) 1
Travel around country with equipment for work so need car 1
Travel to peoples houses for work purposes. Public transport impractible 1
USED TO THE CONVENIENCE OF HAVING A CAR AND PERSONAL TRANSPORT 1
Unable to deliver pizzas by public transport or bicycle due to distances involved. 1
WHERE ME SON LIVES HAS VERY POOR BUS SERVICE 1
WORK RELATED 1
WORK SHIFTS AND NOT ALWAYS PUBLIC TRANSPORT AVAILABLE AND WOULD NEED 2 BUSUS EACH WAY 1
WORK TO FAR AWAY 1
WORK TO FAR AWAY / CAR NEEDED 1
WOULD BE A PRISONER IN MY HOUSE IF I DID NOT HAVE MY OWN TRANSPORT 1
WOULD HAVE TO GET UP AT AN EARLIER TIME ALSO HARD TO RETURN HOME 1
Well my wife can't walk too far so a car is the best way of transport.I'm not too good myself.Ae/No 1
With 2 young children it is difficult to use buses 1
With child not easy 1
With the current transport arrangements, the only place I oculd get to on the bus is nearest town 1
Work related/social worker/needs transport to travel 1
You can't rely on the public transport 1
a car is very convenient 1
age concern 1
alternative transport virtually does not exist. bus services aare almost impossible 1
area is not good for public transport respondent has free travel pass but he cannot take a direct bus to work and it would be a 2 hour journey which is currently 35 minutes by car. Respondent travels at night which makes sharing difficult if he works dur 1
as i cannot walk allot 1
as we go out with family with young child, 1
at my age group couldn't walk the distance or carry goods 1
at the moment the network is not efficient enough not reliable the connections would be numerous and inconvenient and overcrowded 1
at times when you arte waiting for a bus it isn't always on time and it's difficult to keep appointments 1
at work v early before public transport starts 1
b ecause take children to school before work 1
beacuse i,m not used to using buses, and connections are usually bad 1
beacuse of the different sites of work i travel to 1
because I am disabled 3
because I am disabled/ae/no 1
because I can't walk .I can only hobble about. 1
because I have alot of pastimes like fishing which means I have a lot of gear to carry and need the car a/e no 1
because I need a car for my work, to visit clients, to carry a case & because of the distance travelled 1
because I travel to alot of places where there are no pub lic transport facilities 1
because I work a long way away and would need many different forms of transport 1
because I would have to get the bus and that goes at 8.0 and they are every two hours 1
because around here road congestion isn't that much so when I can drive it will be ok and i'm not that bothered about road taxes personally/ae/no 1
because at the moment i work across two sites and need to travel between them/although there is a shuttle bus it doesn't operate at the right times for me to attend both sites/ae/no 1
because being in a rural area you need the car for most trips 1
because buses are not adequate at the moment.very inconveinient 1
because cant walk very far 1
because for me to get from here to work i would have to go away from work and then go back on a different bus 1
because have to carry a lot of paperwork and need to drees appropriately for work so could not do journey by b ike 1
because i am lazy and stook in my ways 1
because i am restricted in walking it would be very difficult 1
because i cannot get on the busses 1
because i cannot walk veryu far and this area is very hilly 1
because i cant walk 1
because i cant walk much 1
because i couldnt get my equipment to work 1
because i do everything with my car i start early aqnd i use my car at work 1
because i have 80 mile journey 1
because i have a damaged kn ee and cannot walk or get on buses until i have had an operation which i am told is many months away 1
because i have a mobility problem so i tend to walk if possible one way and use public transport coming back/ae/no 1
because i have arthritis to walk would be fairly difficult 1
because i have serious health problems 1
because i have to carry tools and equipment. 1
because i have to travel to peoples homes 1
because i have to use my car for my work 1
because i have to use my vehicle for work and cannot follow public transport routes 1
because i have to visit people in their homes 1
because i havnt use anthin apart from my car there ere not many buses 1
because i live in a rural area 1
because i need the car as public transwport links are not good enough 1
because i need the car for my work to carry tools 1
because i need to be at home at sertan time, i have to leave my job earlier 1
because i need to travel widely for work 1
because i need to use the car for my jourtney/ae/no 1
because i need to visit various places to buy parts 1
because i take elderly people with me shopping 1
because i work diff work systems and times to other workers and cldnt share a car, and because there is n o public transport to where io work 1
because i work in a diff city to the on e i live in 1
because i work out in the middle of nowhere 1
because i work shifts 1
because i wouldnot be able to afford the road charge 1
because i'm looking after 4 children 1
because i'm not always physically able to get in/out of other means of transport 1
because i,m on my own and the taxi fares are very high from here to town 1
because iam a madical condition 1
because iam disabled 1
because id have to catch 2 buses and need to take care of childrens schooling 1
because im working in the middle of no where 1
because in a rut certain way of doing things inconvenient 1
because it is a very rural area and public transport isnt reliable 1
because it is too far to walk and no public transport available 1
because it would take more time to get there 1
because journeys are too varied 1
because my job description requires I use a car 1
because my job requires me to drive to different places each day 1
because my work is dependant on it 1
because my work jouney is not possible by public transport 1
because no adequate alternative transport convenient 1
because no direct way of getting to where i work 1
because of commitments. 1
because of disability 1
because of family living some distance away,we keep in touch regularly 1
because of having to drop off childrfen to school and pick up from school 1
because of her bad knee and leg it would be very difficult not to have use of the car 1
because of lack of public transport and coasts 1
because of lack of public transport round here/ 1
because of location of our home 1
because of mobobilty 1
because of my age and where my bowls club is situated 1
because of my disability 1
because of my health problems 1
because of my infirmity i would not be able to use any form of public transport as i cannot walk without a frame and certAINLY NOT WALK OUT OF DOORS UNACCOMPANIED 1
because of my job-need my car 1
because of my two children in school 1
because of my unsocial hours, the cross country route I have to take & I wouldnt even consider changing my job 1
because of my work circumstances it would be difficult 1
because of my working hours, i only have 15m from dropping son at school, to be at work. AE)- 1
because of parcels carrying 1
because of poor public transport nothing at the time of day i have to travel 1
because of porr public transport and it would extend my journey to work by 50 minutes// 1
because of school times, m y work and the cost 1
because of shift pattern/ public transport round here not very good/ convenience 1
because of shift work and lack of public transport 1
because of taking my wife about/its more convenient than public transport/ae/no 1
because of the distance i have to travel 1
because of the hours I work 1
because of the lack of regular public transport 1
because of the unsociable hours of travelling would not allow me to use any other form of transport 1
because of walking difficulty and disabled, wife 1
because of where i live 1
because of where i work there is no bus route plusn dropping son at nursery 1
because of work - i require my car for work to visit people in their homes and also my family 1
because opf transporting the kids 1
because our main journey is some distance it would mean having to get to london to take the coach would take best part of the day 1
because presumably I couldnt walk there & I cant get there by bus or train 1
because public transport between here & town are very poor & there is no rail link 1
because public transport is not reliable, eithe rin timing or availability, its expensive and would entail me changing on more than one occassionn 1
because public transport to the places I want to go is relatively limited 1
because that is the only form of transport that my firm ask me to get around on /company car// 1
because the buses and routes are limited 1
because the buses are horrendous trying to get on with a pram 1
because the buses around here hopeless & I need my independence 1
because the erractic bus service 1
because the public transport are bad 1
because the route i go on at the moment is to take daughter to school but if i wanted to go further afield i wouldn't be able to so easily/ae/no 1
because the times of travel are very irregular and insufficient alternative 1
because there are few alternatives,and restricted bus & rail services 1
because there are no direct bus or trains, thus would require several changes 1
because there are no good public transport alternatives 1
because there are no means of public transport and need flexibility of timing 1
because there are no other means of transport to get to work 1
because there is a irregular bus service if i was shopping i couldnt carry the shopping 1
because there is a lack of public transport 1
because there is no other means of transports for work i am out and about during the day and i could not do my job without a car 1
because there is no public transport toi the place i want to go 1
because there is no public transport. 1
because there is no transport to some places that i need to get to 1
because there's no Public transport on that route 1
because trying to carry heavy shopping would be hard and my husband needs the car because of his health 1
because we are dependant on car /public transport not an option 1
because we could not use the car/ we would have to use taxi/bus 1
because we have never done it we are so dependent on car 1
because we havent got public transport 1
because we live in the middel of nowhere 1
because we need to take my mother in low in diffrent places and public transport is bad in this area 1
because we rely on the car to go shopping/ and for pleasure/ public transport is too expensive 1
because were I live there are no buses to college Just a pain 1
because where we live there is no public transport and I am reliant on my mother for transport at the moment and I would want to return to work 1
because wife is disabled 1
because you get used to driving every day to work we could go by bike as the buses dont go that way but we just use the car 1
becausei love my car and i dont like to be imposed upon by ken it is a denialof my freedom and my rights 1
becdause of the bus service not being adequate 1
becos there are no buses and no pavement - very few buses 1
becuase on my working days i have to get my children up so early and if i had to get them up forbuses it wouold be even earlier for the children not insurmountable but unfair on children 1
becuase there is no direct public transport to cope with my shift patterns// 1
better buse transport 1
boils down to finances 1
bse client are far apart 1
bse i have no alt on the routes i do 1
bse i have to go to work 1
bse there is no altertive publiuc trans 1
bus is a nightmare 1
bus routes dont suit 1
bus saervice locally not good enough 1
bus service few and far between 1
bus service is not at all efficent & doent run regulary 1
bus service is rubbish/couldn't afford it 1
bus service isnt convenient/expensive/takes too long/need to have flexibility within journeys/so much stuff to carry too much for bus 1
bus times are not convenient 1
bus transport does not always run on time, particularly in summer when tourists are here 1
buses and public transport not very good 1
buses and trains need to be better 1
buses are not that convenient - they cut buses out and they dont run on time 1
buses are remote - like living in outer hebrides 1
buses are rubbish and cannot always get back in time 1
buses do not come up my area 1
buses don't go where I need to go 1
buses dont go times i need 1
buses here dont run at times I want, or I dont know whether they do. its easier to use car esp if a child is ill. too inconvenient if i stop off e gt for shopping. you lose your independence. 1
buses not reliable and work late at night 1
buses run seldom and do not take me where i need to go to 1
can I afford to do it 1
can not carry shopping 1
can't reach some places by public transport/I drive when i must 1
can't walk very well 1
cannot travel by bus 1
cannot walk anywhere at all and need a car for hospital treatment 1
cannot wlk 1
cant get out without a car 1
cant get to places far away, have to visit with work easily 1
cant get to the bus stop 1
cant get to work on time,no public transport available at 5am 1
cant rely on buses and would i get one at the right time for where i want to go to 1
cant use public transport 1
car drops me off door to door as i have bad health 1
car essential 1
car for work 1
car needed for visit to other p[remises 1
carring tyhe shopping 1
carrying equipment distances getting to places on time, general ineffiecntly 1
carrying materials/tools would be impossible/no public transport 1
carrying sports gear etc 1
change of life style i would not like to be exposed to the normal dangers of the street life 1
co-ordinating times etc. 1
comfort of the car 1
convenience of jumping in your own car 1
cos of my disability after accident 1
could not carry stuff home on say a push bike / taking kids 1
could not get to work 1
could not get to work bus 1
couldnt be without my car for work 1
couldnt get to work by using public transport 1
couldnt get to work no means of public transport 1
cover a large area /no public transport 1
cycling to work at 5.0am 1
depends if publlic transport as replaced it 1
difference between 25mins and 90 mins 1
difficult because of all the shopping 1
difficult because of having small children 1
difficult to board bus/ 1
difficult to cope with all the stuff I have to carry around 1
difficult to get to my job using public transport journy now 15mins by bus over 1 hour 1
difficult to reach by public transport 1
difficult to set up a car sharing scheme 1
difficult to take prams/pushchairs on public transport. 1
difficult to visit relatives 1
difficulty in carrying golf clubs 1
difficulty in walking to get to use public transport. 1
disabled 1
distance from where we live to buses and getting up and down on buses malny due to health problems e.g. arthitis 1
distance involved....changing buses and trains too often will make it unrealistic 1
distance to travel 1
distance too great and amount of equipment I have to carry. 1
dk 2
does not want to miss the car 1
driving throughout the day 1
due to health problems 1
due to time of work 1
even just going to norwich and back ends up taking a whole day, first i have to walk to the post office then the bus goes through all the villages and that the day gone but if i had to i could just about get by 1
everything is too far away 1
fairly long walk to public transport 1
fanance problems 1
finding other means of transport/difficult to get a taxi 1
finsih work at 1am no bus 1
for health reasons you have to think how far i can walk 1
for me to be able to drive to where i am going in town and to unload the car 1
for some journeys only the car enables me to met my commitments within th etime available 1
for work it would be difficult because i carry things 1
geography home - work it would take 2 hrs takes 15- 20 mins 1
get lifts off relatives or go in taxi 1
getting from a to be in time for work and dropping children off at school 1
go different locations 1
got osteoarthritus 1
got to carry tools with me 1
got to different locations constantly changing 1
handicapped member of household 1
hardly any public tran sport 1
hate buses 1
hate walking and have 2 small children 1
have 2 children who are looked after by someone else while parents at work, sometimes quite late at night 1
have a lot of equipment to transport to and from stables 1
have to carry goods to work 1
have to cycle 1
have to drop child off at childminder before going to work 1
have to have car for my job 1
have to keep "welfare" and voluntary appointments - not knowledgable about public transport 1
have to leave 45 minutes earlier 1
have to make journey for my job 1
have to make longer journey changing trains etc 1
have to use car to travel no other ways to travel 1
have to wait for buses 1
having to transport partners wheelchair 1
health problems 1
health problems and age make it harder 1
hours of work 1
i am disabled 1
i can what and when i like ,rather than being governed by bus times 1
i cannot get around by any other means of transport 1
i carry a lot of tools and need my vehicle for work 1
i could not get to work 1
i could not walk it 1
i do the school run on my way to work 1
i dont live near a bus stop 20 minutes from bus route are thinking of changing, no public transport 1
i go to different places and have to b e there by certain times so it would be difficult 1
i have 5 kids and prams and so on 1
i have arthritis in my kn ee and cant get about unless my family take me 1
i have mobility problems 1
i have osteoporosis and compressed lungs 1
i have to carry equipment 1
i have to carry large work equipment 1
i have to drop off my son to school and then go on to work and there is not a direct bus, and i would have to get off the bus to drop my son off and then catch anotyer 1
i have to get to sites so its varied 1
i have to travel all over the county carrying ladders, boxes drills etc 1
i have to travel to various places for specified appointments. no other means of travel possible 1
i have to travel whilst at work 1
i have to use my car for work journeys/ae/no 1
i have to visit clients and companies to negotiate different prices 1
i need my car for going out without it i wouldn`t go out 1
i need my car for work and i travel around alot 1
i need my car to drop my son off and to get to work 1
i need my car to go to the various places of work, the transport links here are not very good 1
i need the car for my job 1
i need to carry eqipment in the car 1
i need to drive the person i care for 1
i nned to commute from work and i have 2 kids 1
i only drive when its essential; 1
i pick my wife up from the station and its only fair that i be there to pick 1
i play golf ,how to carry it ,the club is off the beaten track 1
i rely on transport the change will be problem to go to work 1
i take my son to school /i need my car sometimes through the day for work use 1
i travel all over the country in my job 1
i travel long distances to work 1
i use car to visit clients 1
i use my bike when i can so it is only when i am taking passengers or doing longer journeys that i take the car 1
i use the car a lot to collect grandchildren 1
i work shifts 1
i work some distance away and start at 7am-bus train and taxi is only alternative plus no sleep-impossible to do 1
i would get confused 1
i would have difficulty carrying what i carry 1
i would have to use taxis as my husband cant walk 1
i would probably cycle and that is a big commitment to make 1
i wouldn't get the grandchildren to school on time i couldn't carry shopping 1
i'd have to change busses 3 times/ as a shift worker there are btimes when there would be no busses (changes most important 1
i'd have to get up ebven earlier to get 2 trains then a taxi 1
i'd still have to get a taxi at the other end whether i use train or bus so i'd still be using a car 1
i'm not very good at getting up in the morning so it would add anothere dimension of pressure 1
id need a particular vehicle for my work 1
if it was pulic transport it would difficult because of times I work. It is not one bus route. 1
if you are talking about a charge it would be financialy difficult for us 1
im at my job the car is a must have because i have to visit stores across the country. 1
im disabled therefore i need a carer with me 1
im disabled therefore need to use my car to get around 1
impossible - disability 1
impossible by public transport 1
impossible for me. cos i need car to carry equipmt for work 1
impossible to get all around country for work. public trqansport expensive and time consuming 1
impossible to get there by other means 1
in countryside difficult to get a bus at the time you need it 1
inconvenience 1
incur taxi costs as work after midnite when there is no public transport 1
infrequent buses and do not go at the time you want them to 1
irregular bus service 1
is not any other way of getting to work 1
it is a bit of a distance to work and it is difficult to get public transport and it too far to walk 1
it means i would have to walk 1
it takes two buses and a twenty minute walk and at athe moment I tcan take my wife to work as well in the car and without the car my wife would need two buses and a ten minute walk 1
it will be very anonying 1
it would be difficult for shopping because the buses do not go there and i take a disabled person shopping 1
it would be difficult to do it financialy also it would be difficult to travel to my mother with train changing problems 1
it would be difficult to visit grandchildren 1
it would be inconveient i would have to use a bus train making the journey very difficult 1
it would involve several modes of transport and the time taken 1
it would limit where i could go/ae/no 1
it would take me over two and a half hours by public transport and that's out of the question 1
it would take three times as long to get there 1
it would/the buses are full of kids that reck the place . wouldnt attempt to go on train after dark n ot safe enough 1
it wouldnt be possible cannot rely on public transport time factor 1
its hard to get to workplace by public transport 1
its incontient 1
its too far to walk to work and at 5.30 am ineed a car or a taxi 1
itwould be awkward to carry shopping home from the supermarket 1
iwould not give up my car 1
journey to work would be harder and a lot longer 1
journeys I make do not offer a good public transport alternative - plus carrying stuff 1
just isnt the public transport too far to cycle 1
just the inconvenience really 1
lack of alternatives 1
lack of bus routes 1
lack of piublic transport 1
lack of public tranasport 1
lack of public transport 5
lack of public transport and cost 1
lack of public transport and limited when you could travel 1
lack of public transport in rural areas 1
lack of transport alternatives 1
lack of variety in public transport ie limited destinations 1
leaisure activities 1
leave at v early on Mon, drive 100+miles to work. shopping - i have to stock up main shopping once a week. cheaper shops are 10 miles away, is an awkward bus jny. 1
limited bus service in area 1
limited number of buses 1
line of work, I have to carry glass 1
live in rural area 2
live out in the middle of nowhere, no buses 1
living in a village its hard to utislised public transport effficiently 1
local transport does not go where i want to 1
locations of work change and have to carry heavy equipment 1
long distance journeys while car passenger, increase journmey time 1
long distance to public transport/difficulty walking 1
long wat to train station 1
long way to go to public transport 1
long way to the bus stop 1
loss of some function due to stroke 1
main use of car is to go to supermarket which is out of town - alternative of local food shops not nearly as good 1
mainly for shop bulk shop several trips would be neceeaassy. hubbbie is too old and also i travel at night and car is safer. also we pick a sister in a home and for her it would be imossible and we take to the hosp 1
mates might not go out in the car and take me with them 1
medical condition 1
medical condition, travelling on piblic transport impossible 1
might not be public transport my favoured destination / i carry goods 1
money 1
more time consuming for school/ would take too long by bus 1
mot got good bus service 1
much longer journey times 1
must take clients to houses 1
my husband is a disabled person 1
my job depends on it , I have to carry goods for the business 1
my job means i need to carry up to 2 tons of equipment 1
my journey is long now but it would be far too long a journey if i went by public transport 1
need car due to time and public transport 1
need car for job 2
need car for work 1
need car for work bulider 1
need car to travel at times I need to travel 1
need for work 2
need it for work 1
need it for work, 1
need my van for work - carrying tools etc. 1
need the car for my job 1
need the car for transport of sick husband 1
need the car for work 1
need the car to do my job 1
need the car to get their quicker 1
need the van to carry all my tools to provide my service to customers 1
need to carry heavy bokes 1
need to keep going to different places all the time 1
need to take children to school and htere is no acceptable alternative 1
need to transport tools 1
need van for work 1
next best altenative is bus bus routes dont necessarily go where I want to go and travelling on a bus with a young child is not ideal...a/e.... I already walk where I can.....journey to work and distances over a couple of miles I would use the car 1
no alternative 12
no alternative as kit has to be caqrried 1
no alternative available 2
no alternative means of transport 1
no alternative method available 1
no alternative transport 1
no alternative way of travelling 1
no alternatives 2
no bus early enough 1
no bus goes to work or to the school conveniently 1
no bus or train routes 1
no bus regularly 1
no bus route taxi too expensive 1
no bus service have to puck children up 1
no bus service on this road 1
no bus servive and live remote 1
no buses go to sons village 1
no buses near our house 1
no buses to take me where I want to go 1
no buses transporting regular public transport and very unreliable 1
no buses up here for a start 1
no buses when i go to work 1
no convenient alternative 1
no convenient public transport 1
no decent public transport 1
no decent public transport/no car sharing 1
no direct bus route 1
no direct bus to work,need a car for work,also cost more 1
no direct means of getting to work using public transport 1
no direct public transport 1
no direct public transport to work 1
no direct route by public transport 1
no direct transport route to my place of work 1
no effective public transport 1
no intention of changing 1
no local transport need car for work 1
no method in me getting to where i want to be 1
no option to travell any opther way n time 1
no other alternative 2
no other alternative other 19 miles on a bicycle 1
no other convenient alternative 1
no other means of getting there 1
no other means of transport 1
no other means of transport is available 1
no other means of transport/ use car for work 1
no other means of ytransport other than taxi 1
no other mode of transport at the right times 1
no other way of getting anywhere 1
no other way of getting to work 1
no other way to get to work 1
no public services available 1
no public tgransport at the places or places i would require it and too far to wakllk 1
no public tramnsport system to get nme to work 1
no public tranasport 1
no public transporet 1
no public transport 17
no public transport /transport goods with journey 1
no public transport and no one nearby who even works in the same town 1
no public transport around 1
no public transport around here 1
no public transport at all 1
no public transport at times I work and roads are badly lit making cycling dangerous 1
no public transport available for the journey 1
no public transport direct to work 1
no public transport exists where I have to go to and there is no one to car share with 1
no public transport for that journey 1
no public transport in this area 1
no public transport locally 1
no public transport that goes past where I work 1
no public transport to get to where i work 1
no public transport to get to where you need to go. 1
no public transport to suit shift pattern 1
no public transport to where i want to get to 1
no public transport, very busy roads so walking with children a nioghtmare 1
no public transport. 1
no public trtansport 1
no public\ transpoort and we're in the middle of nowhere 1
no publictransport, no alternative to car 1
no real alternative 4
no real transport to get to work and time gtravel 1
no reliable public transport 1
no suitable alternative 1
no suitable public transport 2
no trans available in countryside 1
no transport at the times required 1
no viable route 1
not certain where she may have to go tillarrival in her office and often returning late at night 1
not good pu blic transport 1
not many other options 1
not real worth waiting for bus to go to town as live relatively close 1
novaable alternative 1
noway of getting towork 1
number of buses needed and needs to be at hospital at the correct time 1
on buses around here 1
only bus every so often/ only 4 buses per day up here 1
only on e main route to work no other transport 1
owing to my disabled wife needing the car for travel/ae/no 1
pain to rely on others 1
poor bus service 1
poor bus sevices 1
poor public routes 1
poor public transport 7
poor public transport alternatives 1
poor public transport and the cost of it 1
poor public transport, personal safety and the shopping facilities are on the edge town 1
poor transport 2
poor transport links 1
public transport bus time don't fit well in to my work times 1
public transport does not cover the area i work in so would take along time to get there 1
public transport does not fit my journeys 1
public transport does' always meet my needsnt 1
public transport doesnt suit mt journeys 1
public transport inadequate 1
public transport is almost non existant 1
public transport is dreadful in this area 1
public transport is fine if you work in the same areas , to get to work I would have to use trains making 4 changes plus taxi between stations 1
public transport is non-existant round here 1
public transport is not an option cos its poor. to get to work in time i'd have to leave too early / i'd rather pay to take my car than sit on a dirty bus 1
public transport is not very affective around here 1
public transport is not very reliable in terms of busses and train delays. this is a problem on long journeys 1
public transport is unreliable 1
public transport is very inconvenient 1
public transport just doesn,t get to the destinations i need to get to 1
public transport not adequate 1
public transport not as easy to use 1
public transport not convenient 1
public transport not good,I prefer the car which is easier 1
public transport not up to it 1
public transport not very easy to get 1
public transport not very good 1
public transport not very reliable 1
public transport poor 1
public transport problems 1
public transport takes too long and expensive 1
public transport would make it difficult 1
public transport would not get me to work 1
regular visits to hospital with child 1
reliant upon friends and neighbours for lifts 1
rely upon friends for lifts 1
remote house 1
resp confined to wheelchair, car specially adapted 1
respondant carries tools for work and cannot take them on public transport 1
round about circular tour by bus to get to destination 1
rubbish public transprt in the area and the area is hilly an poorly lit so not safe to use bikes or walk 1
rural area ,no public transport,irregular public transport 1
rural area and has no easy transport available 1
rural area and poor public transport there are many places we just couldnt get to 1
rural area with poor bus service and bus stop 1 mile away 1
rural location limited public transport 1
sbecause if i were travelling to neaqrby locations not directly served by public transport it would make the journey extremely time consuming and impractical which would mean t hat i would have to take a cab 1
school is too far to walk public transport not reliable 1
shift system and getting to my job in emergencies 1
size of family 1
some journeys esentail by car 1
still need car to transport pick up point 1
still need to walk some distance and catch a number of of buses 1
take a different route ; would take a lot longer 1
takes about 3 hours by bus - very inconvenient bus routes-no one to share with 1
thats what i want to do ,it would add time to my journeys 1
the bus would not take me to my place of employment 1
the buses are not regular or frequent enough, don,t always go where i need to go 1
the buses are sueless, i dont ride abike and its too far to waqlk 1
the first bus goes at nine and my wife starts work before then 1
the journey i make there#s no piublic transport and i make different journeys and need to be flexible/ae/no 1
the journey is all uphill, too hard to cycle 1
the links to my workplace are bad, so it would take 1 1/2 hours to travel to work each way 1
the nature of my work 1
the public transport in the village isnt very good at all 1
the route i take there is no public transport available 1
the school is in a different area 1
the wife can't walk anywhere & I can't walk any distance/ 1
there are times i needcar to shoping 1
there arn't any buses that pass or stop where i live 1
there is almost no public transport 1
there is no any other transport to go to work suits me 1
there is no bus service to get me to work on time 1
there is no buses or trains to cliftonville margate and I can't cycle to the areas. 1
there is no direct bus link to where i go 1
there is no direct bus or train route to my place of work and 35 miles is too far to go on a bicycle 1
there is no direct bus route/too far to walk/too dangerous to cycle 1
there is no direct public transport to were i work-probably need to get 3 buses 1
there is no direct train or bus service to where i work 1
there is no easy public transport root 1
there is no option i work shifts and there is no direct transport link i cant even do car shsre now 1
there is no other good option 1
there is no other way for me 2
there is no public transport here 1
there is no public transport services to near work 1
there is no public transport to my place of work 1
there is no public transport whereI live 1
there is no way i could collect stock for my business other than using own transport/ae/no 1
there is unreliable bus services 1
there's no alternative Public Transport 1
there's no other way of getting there - place of work is in the middle of nowhere/ae/no 1
thers no direct route to my job and I have to carry lots of bags and things 1
these days i don't think i cld live without the car; eg. carrying the shopping, etc wld be hard 1
thinking of the family it is not easy to drag the whole family on to buses especially for shopping wife not in good health public transport is not a good optiona/e no 1
through rheumatoid arthritis - could not carry shopping etc. 1
time and convenience, 1
time because i start so early in the morning and need top make provision for childminder 1
time factors how/ having to be at ther shop very early a/e - 1
time limitations 1
times arent right on the trains for college that I would need most days 1
timescale that i have and it would mean to buses which are not particually reliable 1
to do a 35 min jpurney would take 3.5 hours by public transport 1
to get there with kids 1
too far from public transport 1
too far get public transport.to many changes. 1
too far to go to work, average 20 or 30 miles 1
too infirm to travel in other ways, not able to use public transport, not able to get on 1
too long a walk between public transport and where you need to get to - especially for grocery shopping 1
too old for buses 1
too old to strat cycling, there is no public transport around here 1
trains don't reaqlly run well at all plus there isn't a direct line from lewes to burgess hill so I have to make changes 1
transporting baby and all accoutrements 1
transporting the kids, towing the caravan 1
travel to work at 2.30 am and no public transport 1
unable to get to places without a car 1
unable to walk to work with a tool bag 1
unsocial hours, and travelling between jobs 1
use vehicle for business 1
used for business 20000 miles p.a 1
usually I use the car for shopping and it would be too far to carry it otherwise 1
very difficult 1
very few buses operate in this area 1
very little local transport 1
very little public transport 1
very little public transport exists around here 1
we are dependant on the car because of my health 1
we cannot walk very far and need the car 1
we do not have any alternative to how we travel now 1
we have disability and it is haerd to get in and out of buses 1
we have got one bus but places we go to are not easy to get to.husband got bad knee 1
we would have to go into thre City and out again. We would have to walk at the other end. It would take a long time. 1
well i could get a train but it would change travel time from 25mins to 90 mins/ae/no 1
well mainly I can only get in and out of car easily because of my disability 1
when go food shopping carrying the bags and when go to see family the bus takes too long 1
where i work is difficult to get from home to work without a car 1
where i work there is no regular bus service 1
wife does not drive/i'm asmatic and cannot cycle/my job requires me to visit patients all over the place 1
wife has mobility problem, can't walk easily but uses car. ae/ - 1
wife is disabled 1
wife is disabled/have to use car 1
with children/struggle on busesetc 1
with my job i have to travel around and it would make it impossible 1
work in two centres 1
work, bus takes too long, can't walk, no train 1
works 24 hrs 1
would have to carry shopping 1
would have to catch 2 buses 1
would restrict shopping trips 1
wouldn't like biking a long distance which is my alternative method of transport 1
wouldnt effect me would need to use car 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 2004
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), 8 cycles per year thereafter.