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2adpr
2adpr Posts: 5 Forumite
Hi Money saving experts,

I was hoping to get a little bit of feedback from the wealth of knowledge here on the forum!

I'm a product design student from Cardiff metropolitan uni and am tackling a design project which is aiming to improve the commuting experience. As research from the trades union council shows "workers around the UK are spending a total of 1.8 million hours commuting every day, the equivalent of £266m worth of working time."

I'd love any feedback from you on the subject.
Many Thanks
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  • s_b
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    pole dancing female nudes on the 7.42 arriva train would be nice
  • wealdroam
    wealdroam Posts: 19,180
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    Is that "£266m worth of working time" per day or per year or what?

    We need to know... after all... we're all in it together. ;)
  • jaydeeuk1
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    I have to drive almost a mile to get to work, its a right ball ache having to roll out of bed at 8.45 just to get there on time. And I'm raging, boss was on about moving office nearly 2 miles further away, would mean getting up at 8.30am. I didn't even know there was an 8.30am!
  • Padz_2
    Padz_2 Posts: 281 Forumite
    Yeah an EU ruling which says that noone is allowed to work more than 10 minutes travelling time away from home.
  • Gloomendoom
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    jaydeeuk1 wrote: »
    I have to drive almost a mile to get to work, its a right ball ache having to roll out of bed at 8.45 just to get there on time. And I'm raging, boss was on about moving office nearly 2 miles further away, would mean getting up at 8.30am. I didn't even know there was an 8.30am!

    You drive a mile?
  • Gloomendoom
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    Padz wrote: »
    Yeah an EU ruling which says that noone is allowed to work more than 10 minutes travelling time away from home.

    Isn't he already?
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882
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    2adpr wrote: »
    Hi Money saving experts,

    I was hoping to get a little bit of feedback from the wealth of knowledge here on the forum!

    I'm a product design student from Cardiff metropolitan uni and am tackling a design project which is aiming to improve the commuting experience. As research from the trades union council shows "workers around the UK are spending a total of 1.8 million hours commuting every day, the equivalent of £266m worth of working time."

    I'd love any feedback from you on the subject.
    Many Thanks

    design of what?

    What mode of transport?
  • butler_helen
    butler_helen Posts: 1,866
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    I commute for 1.5hrs a day - nothing can make that better. Except when paddington has freebies being given out - I was handed a years worth of deodorant once :D simple things!
    If you aim for the moon if you miss at least you will land among the stars!
  • molerat
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    The first thing I used to do in the morning was look out of the window to see if work was still there, could have gone back to bed if it wasn't. The boss then moved me an hour away, told him to stuff his job :D

    Never associate with idiots on their own level, because, being an intelligent man, you'll try to deal with them on their level - and on their level they'll beat you every time.

    Being hated by idiots is the price you pay for not being one of them.

    Jean Cocteau 1889-1963

  • I should imagine most people are capable of balancing the benefits of a certain job against the time cost and hassle it takes to commute to it.

    Don't know quite what the OP expects, unless he'd like TUC/BBC/NULab/Tory (all the same PC carp anyway) piped into any and all forms of travel including being permanently switched on at listening volume in you own car...roll on 1984.
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