> On 1 Sep, 07:08, Doug riseup.net> wrote:

>> Oh dear, what a shame! Maybe this might force those car addicts to
>> leave the cars at home though or even get rid of them. Also cars are
>> now so electronically complex most drivers can't mend them cheaply
>> themselves as they used to. The prospect looks bleak.

>
> Come to think of it, I don't think this is a new problem. For
> example, imagine the following, which might have taken place a few
> years ago. Someone drives a ratty old Land Rover. When it breaks
> down, he is unable to fix it himself, and cannot afford to get it
> repaired professionally. Accordingly, he just abandons it by the side
> of the road in Cornwall.
>
> Does anyone here know anybody who fits the above description?