Lesson 1: never, under any circumstances, fold up your pushchair

In fact, don’t even get one that folds up – make sure it’s a four-wheel-drive Humvee of a pram with reinforced aluminium and go-faster stripes. That’ll make sure those pesky bus drivers can’t make you fold it up, although, on the rare occasion, it could mean you get stranded at the bus stop. This is the exception, though. Most of the time, bus drivers will be happy to let you block off all exits to the bus, so don’t worry yourself unduly about that. Final note – you never know when your buggy will need to do some serious off-roading. Pavements these days can be treacherous.