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jim
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Since I moved to Cheshire in September 1997, I've done quite a bit of cycle
commuting. I've been trying to work out how much I've saved by cycling, over
driving. However, I'm only trying to work out the saving on the car - I'm
not sure how much I've spent on bike stuff in the same time period.
This is a rough breakdown:
Sep 97 - Dec 97
Middlewich to Crewe and back
1213 miles total
Jan 98 - Apr 98
Middlewich to Crewe and back
775 miles
Apr 98 - Sep 99
Middlewich to Northwich and back
3762 miles
Nov 00 - Jan 01
Middlewich to Northwich and back
400 miles
Jan 01 - Sep 02
Middlewich to Chester and back
2040 miles
Sep 02 - Jul 03
Middlewich to Nantwich and back
1656 miles
Jul 03 - now
Middlewich to Chester and back
13064 miles
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Total = 22910 miles ish.
I've always worked out roughly that it costs £1 to do ten miles in the car.
Our our cars. We used to have a diesel laguna until the cambelt snapped.
Then in a fit of insanity we replaced it with a petrol volvo 940 estate that
does 17 mpg!!!! Though we have had it converted to LPG, so it still costs
approx. £1 for 10 miles.
That means I think I've saved us about £2290 by cycling instead of driving.
My wife was saying that the government allowed about 42 p per mile for tax
purposes, and that it's about 49 p per mile now. That's once you build in
paying for insurance, Tax, MOT, garage bills etc.
Even going on the 42 p per mile rate that's a saving of approx. £9,600.
Does anyone have a going rate for how much they think they save by cycling
instead of driving?
Thanks
commuting. I've been trying to work out how much I've saved by cycling, over
driving. However, I'm only trying to work out the saving on the car - I'm
not sure how much I've spent on bike stuff in the same time period.
This is a rough breakdown:
Sep 97 - Dec 97
Middlewich to Crewe and back
1213 miles total
Jan 98 - Apr 98
Middlewich to Crewe and back
775 miles
Apr 98 - Sep 99
Middlewich to Northwich and back
3762 miles
Nov 00 - Jan 01
Middlewich to Northwich and back
400 miles
Jan 01 - Sep 02
Middlewich to Chester and back
2040 miles
Sep 02 - Jul 03
Middlewich to Nantwich and back
1656 miles
Jul 03 - now
Middlewich to Chester and back
13064 miles
===========
Total = 22910 miles ish.
I've always worked out roughly that it costs £1 to do ten miles in the car.
Our our cars. We used to have a diesel laguna until the cambelt snapped.
Then in a fit of insanity we replaced it with a petrol volvo 940 estate that
does 17 mpg!!!! Though we have had it converted to LPG, so it still costs
approx. £1 for 10 miles.
That means I think I've saved us about £2290 by cycling instead of driving.
My wife was saying that the government allowed about 42 p per mile for tax
purposes, and that it's about 49 p per mile now. That's once you build in
paying for insurance, Tax, MOT, garage bills etc.
Even going on the 42 p per mile rate that's a saving of approx. £9,600.
Does anyone have a going rate for how much they think they save by cycling
instead of driving?
Thanks