The £5k commuter club

[mjr]

I used to do MK to London commute five days a week. Stopped it 7 years ago and changed career. It think the season ticket then was about 3.7k so it's gone up quite a bit. Well, over 200 quid a year. I now drive 50 miles round trip five days a week which is a ball ache but darn sight cheaper.

Driving is only cheaper if your time is worthless (unless the train or bus is so crowded you can't do anything). At least cycling or walking is good exercise.

 

[rossw46]

Some girl on Facebook local to me was ranting about the circa £4K / year she pays for parking and tube, as well as the delays/strikes etc... I am so glad that I'm not in her position, I cycle most days, or drive on the odd rest day, and my commute is never delayed/late. I appreciate not everyone is able to do this, even more so given the lack of cycling infrastructure from Essex / Hertfordshire south into the smoke, but it does give me a nice warm feeling inside not paying that £4K.

 

[Drago]

Instead of ranting they could just not do it. Of course, they'd rant even louder if they couldn't find anything else and starved instead.

They should either stop whittling, or do something about it.

 

[straas]

£180/year on secure locking & shower facilities, maybe a further £100/year on bike maintenance.

so £280/year

- £280/year for gym membership = £0

 

[confusedcyclist]

The members of the £5000 commuter club are metaphorical prisoners of Plato's cave, and lack the agency to do anything about their situation, or so they think they do.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_Cave

It's surprising how far this analogy goes.