>I>The proposed costs would be in excess of £2000 per month, even if petrol was entirely free and there was no road licence.

You must be doing an awful lot of driving on extremely congested roads (even if the maximum quoted rate of £1.30 a mile for such roads is correct) to get to £2000 per month, DMcG.

I'd like to see some kind of direct link to public transport built in, so that there was a system of exemptions built in for people living in places where there was inadequate public transport, as well as a very big extension of services and reduction of fares.
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I don't think I've ever been to a festival where I couldn't carry everything I need without too much difficulty. Most times I go by bus, which is a lot cheaper than train.