I get this may upset bus advocates. And yes not everyone can cycle. But cycle infrastructure can also be used by those who can use mobility scooters.

And the numbers who can’t use either are so low that it would actually be cheaper to pay for taxis for individuals than to spend it on a bus network.

Yup. Unfortunately being trade focused they’re not necessarily open at that time. All the local ones were shut by the time I was looking. B&Q should really be dominating due to their much larger stock but their management is stuck in the idea they’re competing with Amazon in range, not immediacy.

By deliberately preventing you from searching just local stock to try and encourage you to buy online, they’re screwing themselves over and out of a potential customer.

They think they need to compete with Amazon on range. They don’t. They compete based on having the stock right there, right now.

I was only looking on B&Qs site because as a big box retailer, they’d likely have one in stock I could buy after driving there, having it within the hour. That is the value they bring. Not a huge range of stock that is only available in a day or two.

It’s clear B&Q’s management doesn’t understand its value proposition. If I wanted to order it for the next day, I’d order off Amazon. I already get free delivery. Why would I pay more for the wrench AND have to pay delivery. I’d rather buy from the local independent the next day in that case.

Searching for an adjustable wrench/spanner came up with loads of options. Awesome. Now I just needed to filter it to just what’s in stock at my local store.

Only you can’t. You can’t remove the ones that are delivery only. Even if you set the store postcode. It still shows its marketplace stock.

Exactly. If it's too expensive, you had no money to spend there anyway.

Fais-le

So it would take a household of two earners at all above £50k each to even approach the annual cost of US healthcare.

And in the UK, that’s less than 5% of households.

So say that’s a single earner for a family of four (1 partner and 2 kids), that’s £9745/$12,8000pa.

And that covers:
• unlimited GP visits
• hospital care
• A&E
• maternity
• cancer treatment
• chronic disease treatment
• no deductibles
• no premiums
• no co-pay
• full family coverage automatically

In the UK, someone at the edge of higher rate/well above average earnings (£50k/$65k) pays:

Individual = £2994/$3930
Employer = £6751/$8860

Employer contribution is paid on top of their salary, not from it.

Only paid by earners and no difference if single/double income household with kids or not.

Four years for killing and will likely be able to apply to retake their test once out. This should be 15 years min and a lifetime ban.