THE cheapest way to get to work has been revealed – and it’s not the way you might think.
With train fare costs set to rise 5.9% next month, fares will now be the most expensive they have ever been in the UK.
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The team at CarMats.co.uk have found out the costs of common UK commutes and researched how it compares with the average cost of petrol for the same distance travelled.
According to Statista, cars are by far the most common mode of transportation for commuting in the UK, as 68% said that’s how they travel to work.
And only 1 in 10 said they travelled by train.
The ONS revealed that the average commute time in the UK is 29 minutes.
According to the data and research, ten of the most popular commuting routes in the UK were cheaper to travel to by car than via train.
Some fares even had a substantial saving of more than £10.
This figure (£10.21) was then multiplied to see the total amount over the course of the year if the commuter was to travel to work five days a week.
The data found commuters travelling from Hickley to Birmingham New Street could be paying up to £2450 more than their car-owning colleagues.
For those wanting a sustainable alternative for travel, the report has revealed there is a lifetime cost benefit of swapping from a petrol-run car to an electric vehicle.
Drivers could save £962 a year on petrol, and when that includes the cost of the initial purchase of the car, it works out as a £465 saving over a lifetime.
