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Amnesia10
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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I think it's "irresponsible" to encourage people back onto the road.
Oh wait; they'll probably address that dilemma by taxing cars even more.
How long does it take to cycle from Birmingham Newstreet to London Euston?
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Amnesia10
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It will give the government more leeway to increase road taxes, at some point.
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AlunD
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In 2002 my train fare was £ 771.75 per month I'm now paying £ 1454.30 how ridiculous is that.
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saspro
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It cost me almost £15 yesterday for a travelcard in to London (zones 1-5) before 9:30am. It's less than 10 miles to the centre of London from my house.
Less than 5 years ago it was about £7
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paulzolo
What's a life?
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Travel Card from where I live costs £17.50 last time I looked. Add the bus fair to the station (£3.80 return). A day to London costs each person £21.30 Drive to Epping, part for a quid (Weekends) or £3 (weekdays), and the same class of ticket costs £7.50. Assume a couple of quid for the car’s running, and we”re saving a lot per person. That’s lunch paid for. Rail travel time around the same, I arrive at the same London terminus as I would if I took the train.
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Amnesia10
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Yes rail fares are getting far too high. I can get a bus ticket to London for £12.50 return including the train fare. Add £4.50 for a london all day bus ticket and it is not too bad, but rail fares even online are excessive.
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paulzolo
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This will mean that fewer people will travel. Those who can’t afford a daily commute to LOndon will be priced out of jobs there, those who go in for leisure activities will just find things to do in other places.
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gavomatic57
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It's still cheaper to fly to Malaga than it is to get a train to London. Mind you, my train season ticket is only £41 per month...but I am only going three stops down the line...
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Amnesia10
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That is partly down to the fact that airlines do get a huge subsidy in the form of tax free fuel. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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adidan
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Great way to encourage people to use rail instead of their car. 
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Amnesia10
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I wonder if it is down to the subsidies being cut? _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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