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the return is 30p/mile, which is still considerably cheaper than driving (HMRC rate is 45p/mile, which constitutes insurance, capital cost, wear, petrol, etc)

• Symbiote 2y ago
  So two in the car is cheaper, and with the sunk costs of car ownership most people will find it cheaper to drive alone. Very often I don't want to return. I can fly to Manchester, visit family, take the train to Derby, visit friends, continue to London and fly home. I can't book advance tickets as the plane might be late, and I can't use a return journey ticket. It's all ridiculous, and I don't understand how anyone can defend it. Here in Denmark I can travel tomorrow (leaving at 02.35 if I want to, good luck trying that in England...) to Århus for about £50, any time of day. That's 300km, London to Derby is only 200km. Booked in advance I can roughly halve the fare, but I don't feel punished if I'm unable to commit to that.
  • blibble 2y ago
    > It's all ridiculous, and I don't understand how anyone can defend it. it's a ultimately a difference in philosophy UK governments over the past 30 years have decided that passengers should pay to run the railway, rather than the taxpayer out of general taxation if you look at the distribution of earnings of those who use the railways you could even call this a progressive policy meanwhile most European countries chose the other way round