We sold the car over a month ago. I thought you might want to know how we have been getting on?
We already walked a lot, so for local trips- shopping, cinema etc it hasn’t made much difference, but we have had a couple of longer journeys to go on.
We went to a Tapas night in a lovely little cafe in St Ives. While I have had mixed experiences of St Ives (St Ives, I love you, but) overall it is a lovely little town with some fantastic independent cafes and restaurants.
We booked a tapas table at The River Terrace Cafe in St Ives before we sold the car.
Our plan was to travel to St Ives by boat over a few days. We thought the river levels would be fine in March- safe from the ravages of winter. We were wrong! We had survived the cold snap from Storm Emma and The Beast from the East, and when it thawed (straight into the river) Strong Stream Advice was issued, which meant it wasn’t safe to travel by boat. We didn’t have a car, so we had to negotiate public transport. St Neots to St Ives is only 10 miles, as the crow flies. But none of the roads go as the crow flies! By car, it is about 15 miles. By public transport, it is, well, a lot longer!
According to Google, the quickest route was to get a train and then a bus, but the last train back was fairly early, so we opted for the longer double bus route. The X5 Bus from St Neots to Cambridge (it runs all the way from Oxford to Cambridge- 85 miles), then the funky new guided busway from Cambridge to St Ives. A trip of between 30 and 40 miles! The strange thing is that it is cheaper to travel by bus all the way than to go by bus and train, which is only 20 miles! Odd!
The X5 bus from St Neots to Cambridge was running on its own timetable. I’m not sure if it was early or late- it didn’t arrive anywhere near the times it should have! It also got caught up in traffic on the way into Cambridge. We had plenty of time, thankfully! The Guided Busway was a bit tricky to get our heads around, but was on time and ran very quickly. It runs on concrete rails, so it didn’t get caught up in the traffic. The other customers were all fairly quiet and well behaved.
The Tapas night was amazing! Sangria, delicious food and friendly staff. 
And we could all join in with the sangria because no one had to drive back!
The Guided bus back was good. Quick and uneventful. We were ready at the X5 stop to get the bus in plenty of time for the penultimate bus of the night. The bus was over half an hour late. The passengers waiting were entertaining, though. We met a guy who was on an epic journey from north Lincolnshire to somewhere very southern. He was probably going to miss his connecting train because the bus was late, and was understandably agitated. He wanted to make sure we all knew how to put our hand out to hail the bus! 
There was also a young couple who were chatting very loudly with some very strong opinions. They worked together and they were upset about children coughing and sneezing over the products they were selling. They felt it was the parent’s fault for not teaching the children good hygiene and decided that ‘parents like that’ had a choice to take the pill or have an abortion if they didn’t want to put in the effort to teach basic things to their children! Wow- teach your child to use a tissue or have them aborted! Even Hitler didn’t consider that! When the bus arrived I was torn between being glad and disappointed. The loud young couple didn’t get on our bus so I missed the rest of their conversation. But I did get home!
Cost: £7 per person (Dayrider Plus– allowing travel anywhere in the area for the single ticket)
Effort: More hassle than driving. Took over twice as long. Could work from the bus, though.
Overall: More entertaining than the car but we needed to allow a lot longer for the journey. The cost was reasonable.