To 4X4 drivers in Wandsworth Post Reply

[excitera]

Ah, I'm blonde and sort of thin, but! for some reason husband thought I would look better in a estate car
Actually I'd never thought of choosing car by 'how good I would look in it', especially after having kids!...
Some people are just bad drivers full stop, doesn't matter if blond on 4x4, white van or cabbies... Oh and don't forget suicidal scooter drivers...

But most annoying drivers for me - are those who are too lazy to indicate!

[Suslik]

how very odd and not very British is this thread! I have a country house but live in London. do you suggest i maintain 2 cars, because my neighbours dont like me driving 4x4?

when we had a saloon before, we could not go anywhere as soon as one of grandmothers were visiting. you cant safely fit 2 full size car seats, and still fit an adult in the back of the car!

can someone enlighten me on rights of way on the residential streets around here? i dont recall learning any clear rules on this when i got my british licence. in my country rights of way are extremely clearly prescribed and therefore easy to adhere to. here we seem to rely a lot on common sense and niceties, which dont help to avoid confusion described at the start of this thread.

[firsttimerSW11]

Oops, I am blonde, drive a range rover, have no kids and have no idea where the off road button is. I am usually a polite road user though, does that let me off the hook?

[BFW]

Suslik I think (but I am sure !!) that the point is that a lot of these 4x4 are just used to drive around NV and not to drive to the country side every weekend ?

So to the 4x4 drivers that use their cars for school runs and for driving around the NV street. Are the CO2 emissions of your 4x4 not something you think about ? As a previous poster commented, its your children too that are breathing the fumes from your shiny Range Rovers ? Perhaps you don’t, its just interesting to hear why you would buy a 4x4 car to use for school / supermarket / gym run. By the way … I drive a Hybrid so clearly something I thought about (and we have 3 children, a husband and a dog and we all fit in perfectly !!!)

[btcmum]

Gosh, such strong opinions!!!

As long as you adhere to the speed limit, are mindful of pedestrians (particularly small children) and are courteous on the roads then does it really matter what you drive?! It's not illegal to own a 4x4 nor are they banned from London roads. If people chose to spend their money on a vehicle they believe to be necessary, safe, stylish, whatever, surely that's their prerogative?!