Getting done over by the jobcentre !

vroombroom

Dude, if its the Nissan factory in Washington, check these people out. They cover most of the north east.
http://www.jobcarz.co.uk/index.php

I would suggest doing all you can to hold onto that job cos they are blimmin good employers.

scooby088

Surely when applying for jobs you take into consideration getting there and back, if i had no way of getting back at night then i would never consider even applying for the job. That being said all suggestions are fair enough, but if you are going to be working for nissan surely they sell cars at a discount to employees maybe you could apply for one when you are established there.

mavisangelica

If it is Sunderland then there is also the night bus - the N56 run by Go North East. Looking at the time I would guess it is timed for OP's shift as leaves at 00.34 towards Sunderland.

Has the OP rung Nissan to find out if there are specific buses that tie in with shift ends?

Jarndyce

Its surely inconceivable that a big and usually reputable employer such as Nissan would not have some arrangements to provide staff with - at the very least - information as to how they can get home when finishing a shift at 3am.

Car-sharing and night buses would seem the most likely candidates.

Have you actually asked them, OP?

esuhl

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

A lot of people do cycle long distances but its not noerally a starting point. For a novice a 13 mile cycle ride would probably result in phoning in sick the following day as they can't move.

Rubbish - if they're fit & healthy a 13 mile ride (even off-road) would be perfectly possible. Even if I haven't done any exercise for weeks, I can manage a 30-mile ride, although it does take it out of you! Once you've done it a few days in a row it becomes really easy. 13 miles is less than half that. Of course it will be absolutely horrible if it's cold and raining...

custardy

dickydonkin wrote: »

Great 'answer'.

Should be fun cycling home in the winter months - especially if we have the amounts of snow the have fallen in the past couple of years.

The OP would also have to make sure that the bus company would allow him to take a bike on the bus during the day.

As mentioned earlier, some people are on a different planet.

bus? cycle to and from work
its 13 miles which is nothing on a bike
we are just coming into October so it gives the OP time to look for alternatives,hell they may even have a car driving collegue nearby
the snow if it comes will also be while the OP is in FT work
so they would be in the same position as if for example their car broke down during the snow

SueC_2

Am I alone in questioning the wisdom of blithey advising the OP to cycle this journey in the early hours of the morning without firstly estabishing:

- Nature of the roads
- Nature of the area
- Fitness level of the OP
- 'Vulnerability' of the OP

Would any of us really want our teenage daughter / son with learning difficulties / approaching retirement age parent cycling this journey?

Would any of us want to cycle this journey if it was through the 'rougher' areas of many of the country's large towns? Let's face it, there are areas of the country I'm uncomfortable driving through - even with my doors locked and windows wound up.

Would it really be wise to recommend a 26 mile cycle per day as the first step in an exercise regime for a morbidly obese middle-aged smoker with health issues?

Just at thought - it's easy to say "get on your bike", but in reality it's not always such a good idea.

Hootie19

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

I don't believe snow is forecast in the immediate future.

errr - actually . . .

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2039418/UK-weather-Snow-forecast-parts-Britain-early-October.html

scheming_gypsy

esuhl wrote: »

Rubbish - if they're fit & healthy a 13 mile ride (even off-road) would be perfectly possible. Even if I haven't done any exercise for weeks, I can manage a 30-mile ride, although it does take it out of you! Once you've done it a few days in a row it becomes really easy. 13 miles is less than half that. Of course it will be absolutely horrible if it's cold and raining...

so judging by your use of 'if' and 'possible'; it's not exactly rubbish is it.

scheming_gypsy

SueC wrote: »

Am I alone in questioning the wisdom of blithey advising the OP to cycle this journey in the early hours of the morning without firstly estabishing:

- Nature of the roads
- Nature of the area
- Fitness level of the OP
- 'Vulnerability' of the OP

Would any of us really want our teenage daughter / son with learning difficulties / approaching retirement age parent cycling this journey?

Would any of us want to cycle this journey if it was through the 'rougher' areas of many of the country's large towns? Let's face it, there are areas of the country I'm uncomfortable driving through - even with my doors locked and windows wound up.

Would it really be wise to recommend a 26 mile cycle per day as the first step in an exercise regime for a morbidly obese middle-aged smoker with health issues?

Just at thought - it's easy to say "get on your bike", but in reality it's not always such a good idea.

i said the same but apparently it's rubbish...

although lets not forget that the OP probably doesn't know the route that he'd have to ride.