I worked out this morning what it costs me to drive to work and back each day and it made me wince a bit. My car is basically only used for commuting...
60 miles @ ~24p/mile (25mpg using £1.33 SUL) = £14.40
Insurance @ £500pa = ~£2
Tax @ £245pa = ~£1
~£17 a day ... OUCH
The worst bit is that even if I was driving a 40mpg diesel it would still cost me ~£12 a day.
This of course doesn't include the cost of tyres / servicing etc ...
I love cars
Dave
Fvck that
Its not just the cost that would get to me but the fact that i was driving all that distance every day just to get to work and back.
Mate of mine a few years ago used to tell me how he would commute into london everyday for 2 hours and then 2 hours (or more) back. Told him he was off his trolly, no amount of £££s would get me doing that crap its just not worth it.
You dont get that time back when you snuff it
Last edited by Sideways14a; 24-01-2011 at 10:58.
It hurts
and fcuk all you can do about it ....... what annoys me though is people coming up with ways you can beat the price hike "make sure your tires are properly inflated etc etc etc "
This worked the 1st time they sugested it when petrol went up to 87p per litre ..... but they suggest it every fcuking time there is a price increase ....... "GNNNRRRRR I CANT INFLATE MY TIRES ANY MORE FCUKING PROPERLY"
It was either 30 miles each way to work and save £70k on a house or vice versa and I couldn't afford the £250k house outrightOriginally Posted by Sideways14a
Fvck that
Its not just the cost that would get to me but the fact that i was driving all that distance every day just to get to work and back.
Mate of mine a few years ago used to tell me how he would commute into london everyday for 2 hours and then 2 hours (or more) back. Told him he was off his trolly, no amount of £££s would get me doing that crap its just not worth it.
You dont get that time back when you snuff it
It hurts
and fcuk all you can do about it ....... what annoys me though is people coming up with ways you can beat the price hike "make sure your tires are properly inflated etc etc etc "
This worked the 1st time they sugested it when petrol went up to 87p per litre ..... but they suggest it every fcuking time there is a price increase ....... "GNNNRRRRR I CANT INFLATE MY TIRES ANY MORE FCUKING PROPERLY"
Dave
to be fair, would you not be insure, already own and insure/tax/service your car anyway? I wouldnt count these costs as commuting costs personally.
I drive to work most days and only consider cost of fuel, parking and congestion charge as i'd still insure, tax, serice and maintain my car anyway.
I bet it's still cheaper than going by train though~£17 a day ... OUCH
EDIT : OK, scrub that
EDIT : I should add, I'm only speaking hypothetically when I say 'cheaper than a car for me'. I actually live exactly 1 mile, by road, from my office.
Last edited by Cluck; 24-01-2011 at 12:01.
I own, tax and insure two cars for a much shorter commute...
OTOH, even assuming there was a train that would get you to work, how much would a season ticket cost (per day)?
Don't forget to factor in the cost of a bus or anything you need to take from the Station?
Using one form of public transport is usually cheaper, but unless home and work are close to the station then the costs soon increase.
As well as the inconvenient timetables the number of smelly weirdo's on them, how they are always late and take forever.
If I was to hypothetically get a season ticket for a 30-mile rail journey each way, then it would work out at just under £12 a day. But I don't have to factor in bus/taxi/petrol+parking costs, so as per my EDIT and as R3k1355 says, it could end up being more expensive if you do have to add those costs inI own, tax and insure two cars for a much shorter commute...
OTOH, even assuming there was a train that would get you to work, how much would a season ticket cost (per day)?.
And there's the rub. Unless rail travel is significantly cheaper than a car then people will still use their car. When you factor in the convenience and the privacy of your own space, why would you pay the same, or only slightly less, to use public transport? If you don't live in the city or less than a 5-minute walk from a station on a main line, then why would you consider anything but a car.
a percentage fo it, find out how much it would cost to insurace your car to do 5000 miles, then minus that from your insurace of the miles you told them and then work that out.
if i didnt drive to/for work, i would only do 3000-5000 miles per year, but as i drive to and for work, i acutally do, and have insurace for 15000 miles plus business insurance
If I didn't commute in my car I'd do about 1000 miles a year I reckon, so I think it's fair to include the insurance and tax in it. Even if I didn't it's still £14.40 just in fuel
Dave
I think it is fair to include, but not all of it.
The way I see it is if I did commute using public transport would I then not own or drive a car???
No I probably still would, even though my mileage would be quite low.
Have you ever tried not having a car?
It's ****ing ridiculous, you can't 'just' go anywhere, you can't do anything without forward planning.
And you can only take with you what you can carry, which includes food shopping.
My journey on the train:
Distance door to door 23 miles
I have to walk 20 mins to station
Have a 38 minute train ride
Walk 25 minutes the other side
Total time taken ~1 hour 20 door to door
Cost ~£9 a day and a fcuk load of shoe leather
Cost per mile covered ~39p
On motorbike it takes me 35 mins door to door, and costs about £2.75 in petrol. No idea what 'running costs' are overall in terms of servicing etc but I can swear it's a damn sight cheaper than the train.
Only disadvantage is I can't get pissed
You need a small car under 1549cc (cheap tax) thats £80 a year saved just on tax the newer low CO ones are even cheaper. Then they do like 40mpg+ so halving you fuel cost from £14 to to about £7 per day.
bikes are cheap but a bit dangerous, whats your life worth to you
That cheap tax car would still cost me congestion charge day in day out and it'd be more like 2 hours door to door, on a good day, to get to work. My life's worth more than sitting in traffic 4 hours of the dayYou need a small car under 1549cc (cheap tax) thats £80 a year saved just on tax then they do like 40mpg so halving you fuel cost from £14 to to about £7 per day.
bikes are cheap but a bit dangerous, whats your life worth to you
Bus to Reading £2.20 Bus to work £6 (All returns)I worked out this morning what it costs me to drive to work and back each day and it made me wince a bit. My car is basically only used for commuting...
60 miles @ ~24p/mile (25mpg using £1.33 SUL) = £14.40
Insurance @ £500pa = ~£2
Tax @ £245pa = ~£1
~£17 a day ... OUCH
The worst bit is that even if I was driving a 40mpg diesel it would still cost me ~£12 a day.
This of course doesn't include the cost of tyres / servicing etc ...
I love cars
Dave
Total time to get there 2 hours in the rain and piss.
I was talking to dave s it is his threadThat cheap tax car would still cost me congestion charge day in day out and it'd be more like 2 hours door to door, on a good day, to get to work. My life's worth more than sitting in traffic 4 hours of the day
is he in london? that would cost congestion aswell
Yeah I know, I was just butting inI was talking to dave s it is his thread
is he in london? that would cost congestion aswell
No, I don't think Dave works in London. If he does, then it's his own stupid fault running a 535i into town
We'd use my wife's Mondeo, I'd definitely have access to a car I just wouldn't be using mine 99% of the time so if I wasn't commuting it would barely be touched.
Noooo, I work in Colchester but live out in Suffolk.Yeah I know, I was just butting in
No, I don't think Dave works in London. If he does, then it's his own stupid fault running a 535i into town
Dave
That rules out pubic transport then
What do you get your neck of the woods? One bus a day at a really inconvenient time? That's what my parents used to get at their old house.
Sorry, went off on another rant there
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