On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 12:37:25 +0000, kenw wrote:

Yes, let's hope that his last act as a transport minister is to reduce
the notorious congestion on the A12 by removing himself and his vehcile
from it.

Which do we think will happen first:

- he decides that he can take the train after all, maybe copying the
Deputy PM and using a less obtrusive black or brown box

- he "decides to spend more time with his family" to use a time-honoured phrase

The article focuses on the cost of the car to the tax payer, but I'm
unclear who would pay for his commute if he chose to use the train.
Presumably he'd be able to expense the (standard class) fare as he'd
be travelling from his constituency to Westminster?