i don't drive myself but our nanny drives my son to various activities and she is very attached to her car. she is a woman in her 50s and i think it's really rude to suggest she should walk or use public transport, when her car is actually used to good use. plus, HOP isn't exactly well served by buses and there would be no easy way to get to it from where she lives.

her pay is also irrelevant to my question. at the moment we share her with another family and the cost is comparable to nursery. servant indeed. i'm happy to contribute to the economy by employing someone, despite her gross pay coming out of my virtually the same amount net pay.