Exactly Den, see these people going into food banks with a £500 smart phone in there hand and have probably left their £30k car parked around the corner. One could understand this situation if there was high UNEMPLOYMENT by its the reverse, loads of jobs out there but no one wants to work. Back in the day you would work overtime and even a second job to feed your family. Our parents would not be seen dead taking charity. As far as cars, hardly anyone had one and if so it was an old banger. Motor cycles were the mode of transport for most, some using Cyclemasters and Powerpacs to get to work. Maybe the cost of petrol will see the return of small motorcycles as an everyday form of transport.