Long distance commuters

Dogbreath · 5 Aug 2009 at 15:58

I've done ~60miles a day round trip for the last 13 years. It's really starting to get on my (rhymes with)bits now.

[TW]Fox · 5 Aug 2009 at 15:59

Dogbreath said:
I've done ~60miles a day round trip for the last 13 years. It's really starting to get on my (rhymes with)bits now.

Especially as it includes Totnes

alexthecheese · 5 Aug 2009 at 16:39

I commute 170 miles or so each way, but thankfully I only have to do it twice a week.

Unfortunately though it does mean I am away from home 5 days a week, which sucks.

Does mean I do in excess of 2000 miles a month, what with travelling to and from places for work during the week. Thankfully though, everything is paid for and it doesn't cost me a jot.

jamief · 5 Aug 2009 at 16:46

7.2 miles each way according to google maps.

I wouldn't want to do more than about 25 each way.

fini · 5 Aug 2009 at 16:48

I often work from home so 0.

My father on the other hand, 140 round trip each day.

Dogbreath · 5 Aug 2009 at 17:53

[TW]Fox;14619533 said:
Especially as it includes Totnes

Indeed, went into work late this morning as I needed to wait for a parcel and it took an hour to get through Totnes to Paignton, total journey time was nearly 1 1/2 hours

If I had a do a 30 mile commute on reasonably uncongested dual carriageway it would be a breeze.

whitecrook · 5 Aug 2009 at 17:59

RB506 said:
It was worse on the way back when i hit Glasgow rush hour every day

I for one, welcome our 45 year late Glasgow ring road overlords.

Spuderoony · 5 Aug 2009 at 18:26

17 and a bit miles each way, but only during term time. It's also about 95% single carriageway and motorway, so it takes about 18-20 minutes at 8am.

SlyReaper · 5 Aug 2009 at 18:34

5 miles each way, but it's through the city. Takes me about 20 minutes to get to work in the morning (7AM ish) and 40 minutes to get home afterwards (5PM ish).

I don't mind the drive though.

thepeteh · 5 Aug 2009 at 18:42

120 mile round commute at the moment. 60 each way.

up at 5:30am, an hour in the car... start work at 7am, finish at 7pm.... home for 8-8.30pm....

well, im just the co pilot

i get driven there every day.... its pretty grim by thus-fri

Locky · 5 Aug 2009 at 18:57

I did 100 miles a day when I worked at ocuk, wasnt to bad, bit of a crappy road aka A50, was just costing to much per day.

[TW]Fox · 5 Aug 2009 at 19:21

Dogbreath said:
Indeed, went into work late this morning as I needed to wait for a parcel and it took an hour to get through Totnes to Paignton, total journey time was nearly 1 1/2 hours

If I had a do a 30 mile commute on reasonably uncongested dual carriageway it would be a breeze.

I am so glad my 9 month commute ended at Dartington. It was only the evenings I had to fight through Totnes and by the time I came back through it was 1-2am so I could just blast through.

thedazman67 · 5 Aug 2009 at 19:28

I do about 70 miles a day Warrington to Preston tiring as hell the M6 is boring. The mondeo doesnt help matters either

sean · 5 Aug 2009 at 19:36

RB506 said:
I did 140miles a day for a month or two last year. I enjoyed the M77 part of the journey but the M8 commute from Glasgow to Edinburgh was incredibly boring! I aimed to be in Edinburgh for 7am every morning so i missed the worst of the traffic. It was worse on the way back when i hit Glasgow rush hour every day

Commuting via road to Edinburgh sucks. I swear it feels like I spend just as much time slugging across town to actually reach the motorway as I do travelling on it!

mjt · 5 Aug 2009 at 19:39

waso_dude said:
takes about hour to do, first 2months it was hard now i'm soo used to it, it seems normal, having a bigger car makes the drive a lot more comfortable. I went from a fiat bravo - 205 size to a mazda 3 - same as a focus, and the differance on motorway and any long distance is massive so i hightly recommend a larger car for it

the fiat bravo and mazda 3 are the same size. a 205 is tiny

perhaps it's just a more pleasant experience because the mazda is a nicer place to be

markyb · 5 Aug 2009 at 20:01

I've being doing a 100 mile round trip to North London for a year now.

I don't mind it at all. Its 90% Motorway for me and takes 45 minutes. It gives me time to wind up and down.

I bought a cheap Pug 206 1.4 HDi for the job (650 miles to a tank & £35 road tax) It costs me around ~£40 a week. For me its better than sitting on the train. I'm not bothered about putting miles on the car, its just to commute.

Jonny ///M · 5 Aug 2009 at 21:52

17-8 miles a day for me on the bike. 9 miles in 35mins.

Dogbreath · 5 Aug 2009 at 21:55

[TW]Fox;14620833 said:
I am so glad my 9 month commute ended at Dartington. It was only the evenings I had to fight through Totnes and by the time I came back through it was 1-2am so I could just blast through.

I got a speeding ticket for "blasting" through Totnes at 6:30AM the first month I started working. Apparently I hit almost 40mph going over the bridge :rolleyes:

Ricochet J · 5 Aug 2009 at 22:02

I do a 15 mile trip to work so that's 30 miles in total when I do work.

30 miles isn't much and is bearable in a Focus. But I might have an oppertunity to expand my career next year which will involve commuting from home (East London) to Milton Keynes which is a 73 mile one way trip - using the M25 too! That's an hour and 25 minute journey according to Google maps

Not looking forward to that journey. But gives me an excuse to buy something more comfortable

shifty_uk · 5 Aug 2009 at 22:03

Jonny ///M said:
17-8 miles a day for me on the bike. 9 miles in 35mins.

Quite the bike trip. :eek:

20 motorway miles either way for me, takes roughly 20 minutes.....in an ideal world, obviously. The M8 is absolutely horrendous, even when trying to beat rush hour traffic.

Not sure what effect the miles are having on the clio however, not much I hope.