I have free parking at work but not at home. There are 10 residents parking spots in our street of forty houses and all of us pay for permits to park.
Trouble is, that it's not often that you can find a spare spot and most weekdays, I have to leave the car in the town centre car park for £3.00 per day.
So most days I cycle to work, it costs me £3.00 before I even put my backside on the saddle.
Of course cycling is cheaper than driving, but only if you give up the car altogether and just use the bike.
For my ten years spent living in London, I never once owned a car (pointless in London). It was bike for work, bus, tube or walk for football or nights down the pub. I probably saved a fortune on car ownership but that was not my reason for not owning a car.
Living in Devon though, you kind of need a car (things are very far apart down here).
For me, saving money was never a motive when I recommenced cycle commuting eight months ago.
I just wondered if I could do it and to answer my own question, I did it.
That's pretty much it.