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Posted on: June 20, 2012 Posted by: admin Comments: 0

The true cost of driving to work

It’s no secret that government policy has for years supported a car economy and that driving has been relatively cheap. But as our road network struggles to cope with the volume of traffic and petrol prices rise so does the financial cost of commuting by car. The AA estimates the …

Posted on: May 16, 2012 Posted by: admin Comments: 0

Getting out of a jam

Congestion is something that affects everyone.  It’s an issue we’re all too familiar with, something to moan about by the office water cooler every morning, and a problem that is worsening by the day. But you know we’ve truly reached a crossroads when the Chairman of Ford outlines his ‘Blueprint …

Posted on: April 4, 2012 Posted by: admin Comments: 0

Questions that need answers

On the back of a carton of smoothie (of all places) is a question that hits a transport nerve. Amongst mock curiosity about ‘mouse flavoured cat food’ and ‘why dinosaurs had such tiny hands’ (hardly topics to lose sleep over), is a question that really is troublesome: ‘What is the socially …

Posted on: March 14, 2012 Posted by: admin Comments: 0

Do full buses mean a service is successful?

At first glance, the answer to this question is yes. After all, so many bus services run empty sucking up subsidies, contributing to pollution and congestion, and, apparently, serving nobody. But, success is in the eye of the beholder and, we’d argue, that if a bus service is regularly full …

Posted on: March 6, 2012 Posted by: admin Comments: 0

Is free parking at work a thing of the past?

They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, and it’s certainly true of parking. ‘Free Parking’ isn’t free. Somebody pays. The little patch of tarmac so neatly outlined in white, costs between £400 and £1000 in running costs. The capital costs can be £2000. And the cost of …