Don't blame you for not driving; however, when you buy as much as my wife when she visits Brighton, a car would be handy as she takes up half a railway carriage travelling back to Chichester!
Agreed. My sister lives in Brighton and loves it. I used to love visiting it in my much younger days of the late 60's and 70's, but not now. Wife loves going shopping in Brighton, now and again, but always goes by train............as you say, traffic and parking, terrible.
I'd rather live in Reigate than Brighton, Simster; good journey to both London and Brighton.
Had many journeys in both directions during my 26 years as a resident!