I get a bit annoyed at people who come over superior-sounding because they don't drive a car. A lot of them are only too happy to get lifts to places in other people's cars, without having to pay for one and its upkeep. I am NOT talking about my friends that I give lifts to willingly and who pay me for the petrol, by the way.

Some of us could not do our jobs without a car - I'm not talking about getting to work, I'm talking about using a car for the work - some of us do not live near public transport, or suffer a disability, and could not function without a car. There are a number of reasons why we might choose to run a car, and we don't have to justify ourselves to the ones who don't.

So by all means, if you can manage without one, do so, but spare us the self-righteous overtones and the little digs about being addicted or needing to get organized.

Jenny (car owner)