Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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For the last 12 years of my professional working career, I've always been used to travelling no more than 10 miles to my place of work. In other words, I've always worked in the city of Hull.
Anyway, as a favour to my employer, i've agreed to work in Leeds every day for the next 3 weeks. To begin with, i thought the hour and 15 or so minutes each was would get on my nerves after a while, however, after near enough my first week, i quite like it tbh. Chris Moyles makes me piss.
How long/far do you commute (southerners)/travel to work (northerners) for the purpose of work?
[Edited on 04-07-2012 by Aaron]
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Tom G
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Registered: 4th Aug 08
Location: Cheshire
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6-12 miles.
Wouldn't mind the commute to the city for a better job though.
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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35 miles each way, all motorway.
Only thing that bothers me is the cost.
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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I've just changed jobs and travel less than 5 minutes now. I love it. My old role the drive was about 45 minutes.
It sucked the most in the winter when wet weather always meant some retard would have stacked it.
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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Normally when I get sent into Leeds (for training) I'm sick of it by wednesday and ready to end it all by friday.
Commuting really isn't my thing!
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SteveoBC
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Registered: 22nd Feb 07
Location: Bucks
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10mins door to door 
Hate long commutes
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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Typical commute when not working from home = 24 miles each way, but takes about an hour each way due to traffic.
Sometimes working up in London, so that's about 50 mins on train and 15 mins on tube.
I actually don't mind the commute when I'm moving ... just hate it when stuck in traffic - stop start stop start.
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Colin
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About 300 miles.
150 by train and 150 by helicopter.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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18 miles one way, but all urban roads. Takes about 45 mins in the morning, hour on the ways home. I'm getting annoyed with it now.
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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quote: Originally posted by Ian W
25 miles each way, all motorway.
Only thing that bothers me is the cost.
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
Location: Liverpool
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5 miles each way.
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
Location: London
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Did between 5 and 35 miles for best part of 10 years. Never really bothered me tbh
Currently do 6 miles and takes 45 mins :/
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sc0ott
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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35 each way. It could take me anywhere between 50 - 90 mins depending on traffic.
I actually dont mind at all when its a clean drive but when there is traffic ques i get bad road rage.
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BYRON
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Registered: 1st Jun 04
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If I am in the office, which is rare - It is only a 3.5 mile or 7 minute journey.
Typically I am all over the country and occasionally Europe so im driving atleast 2000 business miles each month.
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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35 miles each way, anywhere from 1hr10 to 1hr45. I find it easier to prepare for the day ahead and also to wind down and not bring work problems home at night-much easier now Scott Mills isn't on in the afternoons!! The closer the journey is to an hour though, the better
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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I do a lot of business miles on top though, sometimes 1000miles plus per week which gets tiring on top of a working week
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smcGSI16V
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Registered: 26th May 03
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Anything between 15 miles/20mins to Bracknell, 1hr 1/2hrs 50 miles to st Albans or sometimes 190 miles 3 1/2 hrs to Sheffield.
I don't mind it tho, but I prefer listening to Chris Evans than that fat twat moyles.
[Edited on 04-07-2012 by smcGSI16V]
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Ad Blue B
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Registered: 9th Jan 10
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depends where i stay, from north wales its 75 miles each way (about and hour 15), but if i get the chance to stay near work its about 20 miles (about 25 mins)
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
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quote: Originally posted by Ian W
35 miles each way, all motorway.
Only thing that bothers me is the cost.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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10 miles, can take me anywhere from 25 mins to 50 mins, pisses me off most of the time, would really dislike going any further unless it was for loads of money.
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SetH
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Registered: 15th Jul 01
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4 miles & 15 minutes
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Phillips_91
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Registered: 20th Jan 10
Location: Blackpool. Drives: Sapphire Black Mk4 Astra 1.8
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1.6 miles
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SetH
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Registered: 15th Jul 01
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I hope you walk young man!
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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10 miles each way. I could do up to 20 I think, anymore than 30 minutes travelling in the car would annoy me.
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Phillips_91
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Registered: 20th Jan 10
Location: Blackpool. Drives: Sapphire Black Mk4 Astra 1.8
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quote: Originally posted by SetH
I hope you walk young man!
Do i fuck! drove everyday until the car blew up, now i just walk on the odd day that my grandad cant give me a lift 
for a skinny basterd im probably the least healthy person going!
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