No driving License - Offered fantastic job in Burton on Trent

boliston

I think a lot depends on your current accommodation and if you have a partner living with you who works locally. If I was living alone in rented accommodation for me it would be a no brainer to rent somewhere in the same town as my job, depending of course what the "lock in" is on my current rental but there is no way I would ever commute unless I absolutely had to.

PlymouthMaid

I admire anybody who gets to work that early and that distance by pedal power and I guess you can get used to anything. Can't see me doing it any time soon as I haven't ridden a bike since I was 12 and it is pretty hilly round here too. I suppose I am quite lucky as I have always lived in big towns and cities and so my commutes are always very short really.

boliston

For any train based commute where the stations each end are not a 10 minute walk or less I'd consider a brompton folding bike - i got a brompton about a year ago not primarily for train use but because my "normal" bike was stolen from the bike shed at work - the brompton is pretty much "theft proof" when you consider that you fold it up and take it with you so never need to lock it up anywhere and it just goes under my desk at work.

maxmycardagain

frisbeej wrote: »

CBT and get a moped
do an intensive course and pass driving test
bike
electric bike

From Nottingham to Burton? the A52/A38?

Its risky in a CAR! a moped wouldnt survive a day

This lad was on his way in for his first shift

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-17130190

maxmycardagain

PLUS, Nottingham is a big town, it depends where the OP is based and what his start time is in Burton, coach, bus, train or car share or rent a room....

boliston

maxmycardagain wrote: »

From Nottingham to Burton? the A52/A38?

Its risky in a CAR! a moped wouldnt survive a day

This lad was on his way in for his first shift

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-17130190

I'd probabaly avoid 70mph dual carriageways on a moped in the same way that I'd avoid them of a push bike due to dodgy slip roads and the risk of people trying to overtake but without a proper lane change. I'd google for a cycle route as these tend to choose single carriageway routes mainly.

BillJones

maxmycardagain wrote: »

From Nottingham to Burton? the A52/A38?

Its risky in a CAR! a moped wouldnt survive a day

That makes no sense at all. A 125cc scooter will happily do 70mph, which is m ore than enough to keep up with traffic on the morning commute.

You may as well tell someone that they should not take the train to work and then post a link to the Potters Bar crash...

Transformers

BillJones wrote: »

That makes no sense at all. A 125cc scooter will happily do 70mph, which is m ore than enough to keep up with traffic on the morning commute.

You may as well tell someone that they should not take the train to work and then post a link to the Potters Bar crash...

It's not really about speed but more about visibility and vulnerability.

5am in the dark with bad weather is hard enough in a car. On a small bike, in the wind, with spray, you are less stable and harder to see. That's just a fact and it's up to the rider whether they want to take that risk or plan another route for the conditions.

antrobus

BillJones wrote: »

That makes no sense at all. A 125cc scooter will happily do 70mph, which is more than enough to keep up with traffic on the morning commute....

It might make more sense if you realised that a 50cc moped and a 125cc scooter were two different things. I was always under the impression that all mopeds came with a speed limiter so that you can't go any faster than about 30 mph. I think that you can get the limiter removed and still legally ride a moped. Unless of course, like the OP, you have no driving license, in which case I think it would be an offence.

Of course, I'm not sure how fast an unrestricted moped would go. I don't really know, I only really do four wheels, you understand. But I think if you got 50 mph out of it you'd be doing well.

BillJones

antrobus wrote: »

It might make more sense if you realised that a 50cc moped and a 125cc scooter were two different things.

"Moped" nowadays tends to be used interchangeably with "scooter", and the law on who can drive what has changed hugely down the years.

An adult who's done their CBT (as is being recommended to the OP) is able to ride a 125cc, which is plenty for a commute.

I've a little 300cc scooter (same size as most 125s), which I use in all weathers to get around, even in preference to my bigger bikes and to the car.

I'd agree that a 50cc bike is not the best choice for main roads, but I don't think that anyone was suggesting that that's what the OP should buy.