What % of your take home pay goes on commute costs?

darknite · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:02

As title says, just wondering what % of your monthly take home is eaten by travel costs? I changed job 2 years ago, went from 20k to 26k but increased my commute from 22 to 50 miles per day. With rising costs of travel I am considering changing job just to reduce the travel bill!

1000 miles a month just to commute to work is costing £160+ in fuel. That is 10% of my monthly take home. Thats without any repair bills for the car etc

I just want to work out an average from the lovely forum members at OcUK :-)

10%

HoboSwaggings · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:04

0% as I cycle.

youdsy · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:04

Pyr0m@nI@]{ · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:05

Hyburnate · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:06

Urrr I put about £120 in my car a month I think roughly

So a tiny amount.

dl8860 · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:07

Pyr0m@nI@]{ said:
0%

youdsy said:
0%

HoboSwaggings said:
0% as I cycle.

Smug ********.

11% for me.

Though the percentage isn't really a problem if you are earning more by commuting to somewhere where salaries are better.

xb8browney · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:09

HoboSwaggings said:
0% as I cycle.

Same

DaleTheWhale · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:12

0% as I cycle & petrol is reimbursed anyway.
I make money from driving to work!

hornetstinger · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:12

HoboSwaggings said:
0% as I cycle.

Actually, it's more than 0.
New tyres, new chain, cassette, oil, and maintenance for a bike, and tools spead over years of bike ownership- plus clothing.

For a bike I'd say about £100 a year maintenancecosts.

FishFluff · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:14

0.1%

Walk or cycle, unless I've been to the pub straight after work in which case I might get a bus.

hornetstinger · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:16

Plus by cycling you use more energy therefore need more food. More food= more poo therefore more toilet paper. Plus time to go toilet so that is lost hours.

Django x2 · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:18

+/-£640pm (fuel) or so which is about 5%

Vonhelmet · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:18

Not much, as I cycle, but as @hornetstinger says I get through a lot more food as a result... I can't say I've ever thought too much about the dumping end of things, though.

I don't need so much in the way of consumables for my bike as it's single speed, so it's just tyres, chain and freewheel and the odd spare part here and there.

I've commuted nearly 7000 miles on the bike in the last 18 months. I dread to think how much that would have cost me in petrol and parking.

HoboSwaggings · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:20

hornetstinger said:
Actually, it's more than 0.
New tyres, new chain, cassette, oil, and maintenance for a bike, and tools spead over years of bike ownership- plus clothing.

For a bike I'd say about £100 a year maintenancecosts.

Actually, it's not.

Bike stuff goes through work expenses.

Clothes are clothes.

d_brennen · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:20

5.3% of my take home. TFL *****

krooton · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:22

15%, but that also covers other travel around London in the evenings and weekends.

MikeTheNative · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:23

I used to walk to work but my job moved and I drive about 5 miles now. However it's right next to my gym which I was going to everyday anyways so I don't think of it adding extra expenses.

Steeps · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:23

hornetstinger said:
Plus by cycling you use more energy therefore need more food. More food= more poo therefore more toilet paper. Plus time to go toilet so that is lost hours.

Doing that on company time and an extra biscuit with my drinks usually solves those issues

Walk to work now so 0%, used to be 8-10% and I'd need similar again if I changed jobs.

Bazzards · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:25

4.9% here.

something daft already!! · 28 Nov 2017 at 14:26

youdsy said:
0%

4 times this amount.