Your commuting nightmares

Your commuting nightmares

With news today that 71% of British employees travel to work by car, and that those in the north-west of England have the most dangerous journeys to work by road, we want to know about your commuting experiences. How long does it take you to get to work? What’s the worst experience you’ve had? Share your commuting nightmares.

 

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  1.  
    Sam from Peterborough says:
    Feb 25, 19:19

    I live 2 miles from my office, by car 5-10 minutes. By public transport my nearest bus stop is 5 mins, but the buses only run about every hour, so I walk 10 mins to a better route. 10 mins into town and a 20 min walk to the office. In all with wait times almost an hour. The cost by bus £2.20, parking £3 So why do I drive?????

    How long does it take you to get to work?
    Under 15 minutes
  2.  
    OLD TIMER from LonDon says:
    Feb 7, 19:54

    UNDER 15 MINS IF NOT BUSY

    How long does it take you to get to work?
    Under 15 minutes
  3.  
    Mike from Bristol says:
    Jan 29, 11:39

    Why are workers penalised for having a job, by not being able to buy a return ticket on a bus before 9am?
    Surely the number of passengers would greatly increase if a (cheaper) return ticket was available during the rush hour.
    I drive to work as it's cheaper and I don't have to stand up all the way, and
    also, I cannot rely on the bus arriving on time, or arriving at all.

    How long does it take you to get to work?
    30 minutes to an hour
  4.  
    Commute This! from birmingham says:
    Nov 14, 13:53

    I am lucky enough to work from home and don't commute...it is so uncool nowadays to get stressed out in some queue of cars, jostling for position on the motorway etc. I think if they could be trusted, most office jobs could be done from home using PC's to send work in and video conferencing to have meetings etc

    How long does it take you to get to work?
    Under 15 minutes
  5.  
    Andrea from Lincolnshire says:
    Nov 5, 20:18

    Travelled to an interview at Derby College once and the carriage I was in on the train had no working lights. There were a lot of tunnels, including some very long ones whilst going into Derby and the carriage was thrown into pitch blackness on a number of occassions...I couldn't see my hands in front of my face and the lack of that sense of sight was quite frightening. I took it as an omen and didn't study at Derby.

    How long does it take you to get to work?
    Under 15 minutes

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How long does it take you to get to work?

Under 15 minutes
51%
51%
15-30 minutes
20%
20%
30 minutes to an hour
14%
14%
One to two hours
13%
13%
More than two hours
1%
1%

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