Trains can be great value – travelling to the Event Production Show in 10 days time, booked yesterday and got £36 each way in First Class. Add £9 per day parking and it’s and all up cost of £90. Free coffee and WiFi so I can work for the duration of the journey and load up on caffeine. If I can work for 2 hours each way, at our hourly billing rate we are ahead of the game.
Last time I took the car I left London at 8pm after a drive down and a very long day – started to feel very drowsy on the M1, huge matrix sign saying “dont drive tired, take a break” – good idea, pulled into a services and grabbed a nap – woke up, got a coffee and mars bar and set off thinking good advice. Got a £90 fine from the services for overstaying the 2 hours, I slept for 3. Appealed adn was told that I should have woken up at 2 hours and got a ticket then gone back to sleep. You got to love the logic! 😀
I lurves trains, I do.