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The real cost of transport |
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This section focuses on the business case, and looks at the cost of work-based travel.
The first step in this is to provide a direct comparison between different travel methods.
The table below provides a comparative cost of 50 single 3-mile trips within central London Zone 1 in 1 month.
| Journey method | Cost | Carbon Footprint (1) | | Personal Bike (2) | £4.80 | 0kg CO2 | | Pool Bike (3) | £50.25 | 0kg CO2 | | Bus Oyster fare | £50.00 (£1 per journey) | 15kg CO2 | | Bus cash fare | £100.00 (£2 per journey) | 15kg CO2 | | Tube Oyster fare | £100.00 (£2 per journey) | 21.72kg CO2 | | Tube cash fare | £200.00 (£4 per journey) | 21.72 kg CO2 | | Taxi (4) | £400 - £800 (£8 – £10 per journey) | See fuel types below | | Car Club (5) | £3.95 - £7.00 p/h | 35kg CO2 (LPG) | | Company / Fleet Car (6) | £387.85 (Excludes congestion charge) | 41kg CO2 (diesel) | | Personal Car (7) | £230.50 (Excludes congestion charge) | 54kg CO2 (petrol) |
- Carbon data for Tube derived from The Guardian Wednesday January 24, 2007. All other Carbon data is derived from the National Energy Foundation.
- Cost of mileage allowance at 20p per mile and bike stand which is expected to have a life over 10years at a cost of £150 (£1.25 per month).
- Based on Pool Bikes for Business guide average cost over two years for a bike and running costs is £1.60 per day. A bike stand is expected to have a life over 10 years at a cost of £150 (£1.25 per month).
- Fare information is from Transport for London, Public Carriage Office
- Streetcar charge £4.95 per hour with 30 free miles a calendar day, and 19p per mile thereafter. CityCar charge £3.95 per hour and 17p per mile. ZipCar charge £7 per hour with 60 free miles a day and 23p per mile thereafter.
- TfL suggest that it costs £7.00 a day to run a car, £5.50 a day for a car park space, and petrol (excluding vat) @ 78p a litre (with 6.7 miles per litter).
- Car mileage allowance is 40p per mile.
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