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@TheBrick(Tommy)
Even if you live in outer London unless you work in central London getting about without a car is a big hassle. The M25 is a car park but there is no alternative but to drive. Going into and out of central London to go say 20 miles round the circumference of the m25 is very expensive and time consuming. People work in deferent places, their jobs chance and just saying "move to somewhere where you're on the xyz trainline" is not particle. Moving is expensive plus if you have children you may not want to move them from schools. If your too move for a job that is say only 15 miles away is not realistic.
Thats just in London, out of London and out of any fair sized town it really is very difficult to do things without a car.
I fully agree that many journeys by car are unnecessary, that many people drive cars that are too big and unpractical, and I think car sizes will becomes smaller but so many people without an extraordinary or excessive life would be screwed without access to a car. Maybe over the next 30 years the weight will shift but for so many reasons living with out a car for a large number of people is not possible.
I also strongly question the £15 per day figure, I'd like to see the assumptions placed to get there.