Personally I wouldn't say i earn a huge wage... but its certainly not crap! (mid to late 20's) I'm 28 in a couple weeks and have a mortgage, rent, car finance and bike finance to pay.
On top of that I'm a single father of two (living with me, 3 and 4 years old) and my family are scattered around the UK (plymouth, bristol, London etc) so no short journeys for me
However, I will not let this government dictate what car I can drive! I've had this 8 year old ZS180 for 5 years now, and I damn well intend to keep it!