It'd have to be about £5 a litre before it would be cheaper for me to use public transport to get to work. About £2 a litre would push me onto a bike full time, with some gritted teeth.
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Petrol prices - How much before you say 'enough'?
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Posted 6 months ago #
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at the moment i am trying to avoid using the car any more than i have to, ramping upto commuting by bike 5 days a week, currently on 3-4 a week.
changed the car from a larger diesel to a smaller petrol, which won't save fuel costs, but is cheaper to insure and lower tax, and should be cheaper to service.
Thinking about going to afan at the weekend but then the thought of how much it is going to cost is disuading me somewhat.
Posted 6 months ago # -
Another 50p or so and I will look at the train again. That or use a bike for half the journey. I'd like to cycle the whole journey but I'm not sure a 70 mile round trip each way is a good idea.
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How much is it now?
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Plus there's no train stop at any trail centre I've been to yet!
afan: get the train to port talbot, and then follow the cycle path all the way to afans doorstep, about a 20 minute ride.
cwm carn: train to newport then change for crosskeys. then its about 15 minutes by bike if i remember.Posted 6 months ago # -
The problem I have is there is no alternative how else do I hoof my bike about or do abig shop or take the dog somewhere decent? Buses are mobile asylums.
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Most of my driving is leisure as I walk or ride to work. I wouldn't stop having days out with the family or friends as they are pretty much priceless, but I'd be more likely to cook at home or take a picnic rather than stop at a pub or cafe if the fuel cost was a lot higher.
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If this (or the previous one for that matter) were at all serious about mitigating carbon emissions instead of simply tapping the revenues, then I suspect we'd have a much better alternative transport network than we do have currently.
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to be honest fuel prices aren't really that big a deal for me - I do less than 2k a year (lots of small trips to the beach for kitesurfing, and the very occasional trip to the south west or wales, but it's rare these days).
The real killer blow for me will be Insurance costs, which I find incredibly annoying that as I get older it's STILL getting more expensive.
pah!
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I have a 250cc Motorbike its costs about £20 to fill up and i get about 260 miles to the tank. I usually just commute between Bolton and Blackburn on it and the odd ride out now and again.
Don't really go on many long ride outs like i used to as I can't justify the cost of filling up to piss it all away just for the sake of a thrash.
I think if it got to the £2 mark then id really have to consider not going on any rides and just commuting. Girlfriend has a Small Fiat Cinquecento and she puts about £40 a month in which lasts all month including random journeys.
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bigthunder - Member
The problem I have is there is no alternative how else do I hoof my bike about or do abig shop or take the dog somewhere decent? Buses are mobile asylums.
Bike / train / walk /bus
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I don't actually need a car, only have landys for going biking and because its a hobby. If fuel gets silly I'll just use them less.
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