Joe9T Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Why is it cheaper to go by car, when you might have to pay for parking? And also on Stagecoach you can buy what is called a Day Rider for £3.20 for the entire day. I used this the other week to travel to Dronfield from Sheffield and back and then to Woodhouse and back - all for £3.20. The mileage was something like 30 miles. In a car that would cost you nearer to £6.00. And with a ticket like the Day Rider and others like it, you can travel on as many buses as you like in a day all for as little as £3.20. You meet people instead of being "locked" in your own little ant-social world like millions of other drivers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalman Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Eddie's been drinking all afternoon. He's just groped the girl sitting next to him and thrown up onto the seat in front. Now he's going to abuse the family behind him. Eddie's on this bus. Why aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippogriff Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 ...you can travel on as many buses as you like in a day all for as little as £3.20. I think many of us would prefer to travel on as few buses as possible for as short a time as possible they being more of a means to an end, as opposed to a way to while away the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Use the bus to enter 'no entry for car' areas, e.g. Sheffield city centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Six Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Why is it cheaper to go by car, when you might have to pay for parking? And also on Stagecoach you can buy what is called a Day Rider for £3.20 for the entire day. I used this the other week to travel to Dronfield forom Sheffield and back and then to Woodhouse and back - all for £3.20. The mileage was something like 30 miles. In a car that would cost you nearer to £6.00. And with a ticket like the Day Rider and others like it, you can travel on as many buses as you like in a day all for as little as £3.20. You meet people instead of being "locked" in your own little ant-social world like millions of other drivers too. Because I only travel 3 or 4 days a week, the weekly tickets don't work out cheaper. Because when I do travel I go to one place, stay there all day and then go home, so unlimited journeys don't help. Because I have a parking permit so parking is very cheap. And because my commute is exactly 3 miles each way - which costs me at the absolute most £1 in diesel for the whole route in both directions, whereas the bus only covers about 2/3 of the route and costs £2 each way - four times as much as the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe9T Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I just wish people would not put thir feet on the seats which does get me annoyed and also that they would introduce ant- bac dispensers, like they do in hospitals and gp surgeries as this would help to cut down on germs and such like on the hand rails and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe9T Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Because I only travel 3 or 4 days a week, the weekly tickets don't work out cheaper. Because when I do travel I go to one place, stay there all day and then go home, so unlimited journeys don't help. Because I have a parking permit so parking is very cheap. And because my commute is exactly 3 miles each way - which costs me at the absolute most £1 in diesel for the whole route in both directions, whereas the bus only covers about 2/3 of the route and costs £2 each way - four times as much as the car. And add the cost of the car, insurance, mot and tax, on top of the fuel costs, and wear and tear of the vehicle too... becomes quite a costly journey really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippogriff Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 The main problem is the cost. I actually would get the bus if the disadvantages (flexibility, comfort, convenience etc.) were offset by it being cheaper than driving. Sadly it's not. It would probably still be a close thing... costs would have to come back to 5p per ride (or was that an urban myth) to get me to choose the bus over car. I have to walk to get the bus - the car is in my drive. I have to wait for the bus as it runs to a timetable. I have to walk to work at the other end - I have a car parking space at my office, so straight in in the car. It costs more - as you rightly point out. It is full of other people that I don't know, or don't like the look, sight, sound, smell of. I can listen to my loud music in the car, without annoying anyone else. I can make and take phone calls in the car, without annoying anyone else. The bus might be full when I get on, it certainly will be at the town end. The bus doesn't have heated seats... which I like very much. The bus is inconvenient when I'm transporting things, other than a bag - even with my rucksack I have to sit there, with it on my lap. Gee, I sound so superior - I'm not meaning to, I'm just listing things that help my decision to get in the car. Taking all these things into consideration, I think the bus is actually a specialised mode of transport only suitable for certain people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 The main problem is the cost. I actually would get the bus if the disadvantages (flexibility, comfort, convenience etc.) were offset by it being cheaper than driving. Sadly it's not. I would have thought the bus is cheaper. I can get a £9 per week ticket to take me from home in to town and back. Compare that with using a car: Cost of car. Cost of car insurance. Cost of road tax. Cost of mot. Cost of mot repairs, other repairs, general maintenance. Cost to park. Cost of fuel. I imagine the fuel alone, on 5 trips to town and back, would equate to around the cost of a weekly bus ticket. That's before we factor in all the other expenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Six Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 And add the cost of the car, insurance, mot and tax on top of the fuel costs and wear and tear of the vehicle... becomes quite a costly journey really! Ok. Car was £1700. Depreciation is almost £0 now as that was 2 years ago. It's value is already at the level I'd get if I sold it for scrap. Depreciation - £0 Insurance - £1.31 per day MOT - 9.5p per day Diesel - 90p per day Tax - 59p per day Servicing - 82p per day Total - £3.71 - 29p less than getting the bus. Of course the only marginal costs are the servicing and fuel, so it's not a true comparison - I'd pay tax, insurance, MOT and depreciation if the car was parked up at home and I used the bus, so in reality it's even cheaper. And I can use the car for other things, like going on holiday, travelling to places nor served by public transport, moving large items, giving people lifts and going on an emergency run to visit ill relatives in the middle of the night. That bus looks even more expensive now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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