There are times that I despair if I am the only person on certain threads on this website who is aware that people have cars these days and do not rely on the use of public transport.. Some households have a number of these. It is not 1915, but 2015...a time when car ownership is rife and I ask anyone to think of the 20 houses nearest to them and see how many of these homes use the car to get to and from work.
There's been significant changes over recent years that you seem to be ignoring.
Firstly, car ownership was at it's highest ever level in the early to mid 00s. However, then we had a recession which we are a long way from fully recovering from (whatever George Osborne and David Cameron say) and as a result of that many people have given up car ownership.
Secondly, more and more flights are following the budget airline structure. It's not just rich people going on holidays abroad, some people who've paid £50 for return flights can't afford another £25 for a taxi or £50 for a week's parking at the Airport.
I'm not sure about the 20 houses closest to me, but picking the 7 nearest ones to me and including my own:
Households with retired/unemployed people only: 3
Households where everyone drives to work*: 1
Households where one person drives to work* and the another doesn't: 1
Households where a company vehicle is used to get to work: 1
Households were people work but no-one drives to work: 2
(* In their own vehicle)
I have been asked what my feelings would be if the service 19 from Macclesfield to Prestbury suddenly no longer exists. My answer to that, living as I do in the rural outback of the Prestbury area, some two miles away from the line taken by that particular bus service, is to coin the phrase made notorious by Paul Daniels...NOT A LOT.
We still have the two 4 x 4 at home to use where and when we so feel and are not reliant upon any bus service. We would be ashamed to have to admit to having any need whatsoever of public transport and there are numerous taxi companies still thriving with the trade they are presented with on a daily basis, seven days a week.
In short that sounds like "We'd be OK without it so it wouldn't bother us if it went." I don't use the 300 Knutsford Circular route but I would care if it went for two reasons:
1. I know other people rely on it.
2. If I had an accident/injury which meant I couldn't walk the approx. 1 mile to the station/town I'd have difficulty getting around without it.
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I agree a bus link would be a good idea and to be honest I'm surprised there apparently isn't one.
Journey planners say the quickest way of getting there involves using the train to Manchester. If you specify bus only it gives you a route with a change in Altrincham.
One of the downsides to Warrington having a bus company owned by the council is they concentrate mainly on services within the borough, unless there is a contract available for operating outside the borough. Then the other operators want to compete with the council owned operator rather than running different routes.