See how the cost of driving a 1.8 diesel car to Birmingham from various
locations in the two counties has changed in a year.
You can also compare the cost of making the journey by car, to the cost
of a season ticket on the train.
|
Monthy commuting costs to Birmingham
|
| From: |
Car 2008
|
Car 2007
|
Rail season ticket
|
| Leominster |
£259.35
|
not available
|
£286.50
|
| Kidderminster |
£ 56.93
|
not available
|
£ 81.60
|
| Hereford |
£317.37
|
£234.14
|
£157.10
|
| Malvern |
£209.36
|
£155.10
|
£109.10
|
| Droitwich |
£132.40
|
£ 95.96
|
£ 96.80
|
| Worcester |
£182.78
|
£134.89
|
£ 96.80
|
| Evesham |
£161.89
|
£120.08
|
£136.80
|
| Redditch |
£ 72.95
|
£ 54.12
|
£ 96.00
|
| Bromsgrove |
£ 77.51
|
not available
|
£ 83.50
|
| The
road figures are for a Ford Mondeo 1.8 diesel - using the imperial
combined fuel consumption figures from the VCA
carfueldata.org.uk website. Mileages were calculated using
AA Route
Finder. Diesel pump prices were supplied by the petrolprices.com
website on June 19 2008. Season ticket prices came from the nationalrail.co.uk
website, on the same date. The BBC is not responsible for
the content of external websites. |
This is NOT a scientific study, it's a snapshot of average costs taken
from data available on other websites.
|
Yearly commuting costs to Birmingham
|
| From: |
Car 2008
|
Car 2007
|
Rail season ticket
|
| Leominster |
£2,902.26
|
not available
|
£2,984.00
|
|
Kidderminster
|
£ 637.05
|
not available
|
£ 852.00
|
| Hereford |
£2,562.62
|
£2,620.11
|
£1,636.00
|
| Malvern |
£2,342.97
|
£1,735.65
|
£1,136.00
|
| Droitwich |
£1,452.23
|
£1,073.82
|
£1,008.00
|
| Worcester |
£2,045.41
|
£2,176.15
|
£1,008.00
|
| Evesham |
£1,811.64
|
£1,343.77
|
£1,424.00
|
| Redditch |
£ 816.32
|
£ 605.64
|
£1,000.00
|
| Bromsgrove |
£ 867.39
|
not available
|
£ 888.00
|
| The
road figures are for a Ford Mondeo 1.8 diesel - using the imperial
combined fuel consumption figures from the VCA
carfueldata.org.uk website. Mileages were calculated using
AA Route
Finder. Diesel pump prices were supplied by the petrolprices.com
website on June 19 2008. Season ticket prices came from the nationalrail.co.uk
website, on the same date. The BBC is not responsible for
the content of external websites. |
