Re: Newcastle to London City

Sometime on Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:20:57 +0000, Mark Hewitt scribbled:

> Okay you are right, my calculations bring it in at about £70 based on my
> trip to Manchester recently costing me £35.
>
> Still, my point is that the cost of the flight at £150 isn't bad when
> you compare it to other forms of transport. Train to London from
> Newcastle costs around £180.

'tis a good point but for the pedantic amongst us you also need to take
into account all the expenses incurred in running a car such as tax, MoT,
servicing etc.

Anyone working for a Local Authority will be able to give the AA approved
mileage cost as that's what they use to pay employees who need to use
their own cars for work related stuff. Last time I worked for an LA it
was about 13p (IIRC) per mile but that's about 15 years ago now ;-)

--
Dave
Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder

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