We missed out buy a few months on having low emission, Zero VED, (Euro 6 compliant) cars.
Instead, we are now paying ca £160 pa to drive about 5K a year.
The price of being independent!
But, on the rare occasions when we need to to, we can venture into the outskirts of London without penalty.
The real pain in the wallet is the insurance, since we are both over 80. And it will get worse, year by year, on both fronts.
Howard