NovaGTE2
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Registered: 26th Sep 06
Location: Peasedown St John, Bristol Avon
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I have a massive 3 or 4 meters from the master bedroom to the office (bedroom 4) 
I use to do about an hour drive and 20 min walk each day for about 4 years; never really bothered me as knew i couldnt get a better job closer! But now have moved my role to home base i dont think i could go back to the commute!
I do generally have to travel to MK or London weekly tho which i dont mind to much given that the rest of the time I know i will be at home; also helps that those trips are covered on expensess!
Does save me a fortune in fuel tho; and makes me feel im getting my monies worth from my mortgage!
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spencer88
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Registered: 6th Oct 08
Location: cornwall
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quote:
Originally posted by NovaGTE2
I have a massive 3 or 4 meters from the master bedroom to the office (bedroom 4)
I use to do about an hour drive and 20 min walk each day for about 4 years; never really bothered me as knew i couldnt get a better job closer! But now have moved my role to home base i dont think i could go back to the commute!
I do generally have to travel to MK or London weekly tho which i dont mind to much given that the rest of the time I know i will be at home; also helps that those trips are covered on expensess!
Does save me a fortune in fuel tho; and makes me feel im getting my monies worth from my mortgage!
Cheap business rates too.
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Neo
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Registered: 20th Feb 07
Location: Essex
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50 miles either way. Good days takes 50 minutes, bad days can be an hour and a half.
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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Oh yeah, i should probably say that i'm having all my fuel paid at 19p per mile, and my car only costs about 11p per to actually run on the motorway
"Cashback"
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spencer88
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Registered: 6th Oct 08
Location: cornwall
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Originally posted by Aaron
Oh yeah, i should probably say that i'm having all my fuel paid at 19p per mile, and my car only costs about 11p per to actually run on the motorway
"Cashback"
Can you also claim up to the government allowance of 45p per mile? So for each mile, you are 26p down by the governments allowance, so you get your tax back on that, so either 5p a mile or 10p a mile.
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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Tis a company car, so probably not.
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spencer88
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Registered: 6th Oct 08
Location: cornwall
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Pretty sure you can.
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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Originally posted by Hammer
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Originally posted by James
5 minute walk, 25 minute train, 5 minute tube, 10 minute walk.
It's OK, train and tube are usually very busy though. I like not having to use a car.
[Edited on 04-07-2012 by James]
Need a better car mate.
I have zero tolerance for traffic, it makes me angry, so I think I could be in a Ferrari and my enjoyment of driving to work would only be fractionally increased compared to my shitty Astra.
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Hammer
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Registered: 11th Feb 04
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I disagree.
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Matt L
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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26miles each way takes about 40mins traffic depending, gets annoying every now and again.
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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Originally posted by James
BTW - the whole commute being a southern thing. The dictionary definition of commute is to travel to work, maybe southerners just have a better vocabulary?
Maybe northerners like to "say is as it is", rather than glam it up with a poncey southern term
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Shelly
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Registered: 15th Nov 00
Location: Lancashire Drives: Astra H VXR
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10 miles each way, I enjoy my drive to and from work, it chills me out.
I get to drive over this...
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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Originally posted by Hammer
I disagree.
I figured you probably would.
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Mad Moe
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Registered: 14th Jun 01
Location: Northumberland
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1.9 miles to our new offices
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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14 miles, 2 trains. always fall asleep just after getting on and wake up at the right point
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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not quite as far as you aaron but howden to leeds 4 times a week...it gives you time to wind down after a 12hr shift but its still a ballache. gives you an eyeopener as to how many idiots are on the road
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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had a proper chilled out commute today. was out the door a couple minutes early and managed to miss the traffic build up. was still pretty busy but didn't stop at all on the A13, which is very unusual at 6am.
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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15 miles each way (25 minutes) 95% B Roads.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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40 miles, right into manchester, some days its 40mins some days 2hrs
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Shelly
10 miles each way, I enjoy my drive to and from work, it chills me out.
I get to drive over this...
[img]http://www.imagewhiz.co.uk/images/tourism/pendle_sunlight.jpg[/mg]
You work in the right side of the pennines?
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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Originally posted by MarkM
5 miles each way.
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Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
Location: Fife
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7 mile commute each way but that cancels out becuse I then have to sit in a lorry all day driving..
Get properly pissed off driving in the car but in the lorry I'm so much more relaxed. Strange..
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Shelly
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Registered: 15th Nov 00
Location: Lancashire Drives: Astra H VXR
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary
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Originally posted by Shelly
10 miles each way, I enjoy my drive to and from work, it chills me out.
I get to drive over this...
[img]http://www.imagewhiz.co.uk/images/tourism/pendle_sunlight.jpg[/mg]
You work in the right side of the pennines?
I work in Burnley 
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mike56gte
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Registered: 23rd Jun 09
Location: Fife, scotland Drives: Audi S3
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5 miles each way. 25 mins or so as i cycle it.
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emicen
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Registered: 26th Jul 10
Location: Glasgow
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46 miles, ~55mins motorway and A-road.
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