Barleyfields, I do understand the problem of rural transport . The beautiful village I lived in during the 60s-70s had ample bus service . Nowadays that village, like many others of its sort, has changed for the worse as it has become a very expensive residence for quite wealthy people who all have cars, and so no use for the former bus service.
It's profitless to wish for the good old days when a village was a proper sociable village. Private car ownership in such luxury ex-villages is a practical necessity as you describe.
Urban car ownership and road transport generally in urban areas is a much bigger problem .
It’s been a while so I will start us off…….whats for supper and why?


