My Top 5 Motoring Moans...

...an excuse for a good grumble!

1 Too many cars: Is this simply because there are more people in the world and they all want to drive a car or is it caused by all the delivery vans cruising the streets with parcels or boxes of food? I don't know the answer.

2 Rush hour: Not so long ago there was a rush hour in the morning and another at teatime as people went to and from work. Now it feels as if we have a constant daily rush hour and yet since Covid there are many people who continue to work from home at least a few days a week. Makes no sense.

3 Roadworks and potholes: In our City it seems as if every other road has cones and barriers and copious diversion signs and yet there are still many potholes that threaten our cars' suspension systems. What are all the workmen doing?

4 Parking: When I was young Dad would park his car beside any kerb, even in the centre of town. Now street parking is almost impossible and paying to park is becoming more expensive by the month, or so it seems. It now costs £5 for three hours in the multi-storey car park in town and the local shopping areas have all put a charge on parking. No wonder local shops are struggling to survive. 

5 Delivery bikes and scooters: Only yesterday a young food delivery driver cut in front of me and several other cars on his bike as we were moving at a steady speed along a main road in town. Is delivering a pizza to someone more important than his life? And this doesn't only happen on the roads. I've almost been swept off my feet by electric scooter drivers while walking along the pavement. That's just plain rude!

End of grumble, but if you have any motoring moans that I haven't mentioned do please share.