So would you do 50 mile each way for work.(daily)…always worked on 30ish each way as a max…
Would be a good foot in the door of a big company…still waiting to hear rates though so that could answer the question eh!
not a chance. sleep in the cab like the rest of us.
I’ve done a little over 40 miles each way, but only as a tramper, couldn’t do it everyday
For £20+ph and a job I was familliar with, then ‘yes’. 
On the other hand, I wouldn’t commute across the road for £6.50ph… 
I get about 360 miles out of a £60 tank of fuel, so a commute of 30 miles each way is going to cost me about a tenner a day, and the time spent doing it another £15 or so. Total £25 a day to commute this distance.
You really don’t want to be netting less than a ton a day with an overhead like that on top of NICs and taxes, especially from the 4th day of work in a single week onwards, when the full effect of deductions comes into play.
Eg. a £90 gross per shift would be deducted for NIcs and Tax about £30. Take off the £25 for commuting, and you’re only going to take home £35 per shift, which is less than £3ph (for your time away from home) if it were an 11 hour shift @ £9ph with an hour docked for meal break - right? You’ve spent over 12 hours away from home after all.
The way to push up your takehome pay is to work less, but longer shifts to pay less deductions, and commute less. Getting a car with better fuel efficiency is not an option to most people, so I won’t include it.
Even being paid a bit more doesn’t cut it, because there is a 12k limit to how many miles can be offset against fuel expenses per year.
It’s not even worth me commuting to say, London for a 5 from 7 Royal Mail type job because even at £16+ph, you are going to pay heavy deductions from day 4 and 5.
I’d JUMP at the chance however if I could get the same london yard’s work on a 3x15 hours paid basis… Such work just isn’t to be had though. They insist on you committing to wasting your entire week in the parity pay contracts, rather than just pick and choose the days you want. 
25000 miles a year has to be factored in. That will be expensive. How long will that journey take if you stick to the limits? How long will your working day be? Is moving closer to the wonder job an option?
Its a fair way for a daily commute. you`ve really gotta factor in the traveling (at least 1 hour each way (which could turn a 15 hour day into 17+ hours and not much time off if you reduce to 9)) as well as fuel costs. If its cost effective and gives you a living wage its worth doing by far. depends what you drive. I once was commuting 30 miles a day each way in a Mitsi Evo VI at 10-14 MPG. cost a bloody fortune in fuel but had enough to pay the bills and feed the rugrats so was happy to do it. Grown up a bit now and drive something more sensible (kept my baby 5 years tho and loved every minute haha)
Good luck with whatever you decide
There is absolutely no chance of me commuting 50miles to a job, I would be reluctant to do 50 miles in total. Then again, if you fancy the the job because it suits you well crack on. I currently work 10.8 miles by car or 20.8 km by bike, cannot use the Tyne tunnel on the bike so have to go around, from my place of work. It would have to be a spectacular job to get me any further than that.
I did it once ,the agency promised to pay me for the petrol,they didnt no surprise there then.
Yes, I do that, almost, 92ish miles depending on route. Bought a 206 diesel so I get 60+ mpg, compared to 40 ish in my 206 petrol (both 1.4’s). Very rarely do 15’s, otherwise moving closer would take precedence.
I commute from South Wales to cheltenham every 2 weeks.
Wouldn’t do it day in day out.
I do over 50 miles each way as I live on the arse end of Kent. Having said that I operate as a limited company and bought an LPG car so the miles are offset and I get around 65-70mpg. I tend only to do three days a week which are between 10-15hrs.
I have considered the issue of coming off a 15hr shift and then driving home which I consider a little too much but thankfully it hasn’t happened as yet, or at least when I need to return to work the next day. I also have the option of staying with family who are closer to my work should the need arise.
In short I have no issues driving a distance to work but the money needs to make it attractive. At the end of the day I’m a lorry driver so I’m not overly bothered about driving distances thankfully!
So had a call…rates are erm poor…bonus makes em decent though…nights out on the table now which helps, so said yes to a interview and assessment middle of next week…
Can but try…■■■■■■ van might have to go for something a bit more fuel friendly 
I did it for a time, BITD…on a Suzuki GS750! All winter…it was a hideous ordeal. Even had a blowout on t’M6…always took a spare pair of Bills after that. Staying away for weeks at a time made it forgivable, though. One day I’d had enough - went out and bought the first diesel car I saw advertised, a Renault 14 ex-taxi! Did me proud, especially when diesel sometimes leaked into the tank. 
When that job finished (and here’s my point), I drew a radius of 20 miles round home and swore never to commute outside it.
I do 45 a day, there is no work locally the Welsh Assembly Government have seen to that, I use a motorcycle thus avoiding the Severn Bridge toll and my total cost all in per day is approximately £7.50.
There are several drivers at my place who do in excess of 100 miles per day and commute for 2 hours per day and more, costing with fuel and toll over £100 per week.
I used to do 75 miles each way day in, day out when I worked in Wednesbury and lived in Monmouth.
I’ve done 50 miles each way daily for the last 15 years. I’d hate to think how much time and money I’ve spent traveling to work.
smokinbarrels:
I’ve done 50 miles each way daily for the last 15 years. I’d hate to think how much time and money I’ve spent traveling to work.
That must of cost you a fortune!!
I used to work on a farm and did split shift milking. Job was 18 miles one way. Around 78 miles a day. Did it for a year, spent a small fortune on fuel and in time. Moved to farm at now which is 5 miles away. Pound an hour better wage, more hours which all added up.
Just about to get driving career started so if a recovery firm were to offer a job, I’d happily drive the distance to gain experience.
I’m guessing a more experienced driver could be a little more choosey.
Thetaff2:
smokinbarrels:
I’ve done 50 miles each way daily for the last 15 years. I’d hate to think how much time and money I’ve spent traveling to work.
That must of cost you a fortune!!
And my wife does 25 miles each way daily in the other direction!
SB
mike68:
I do 45 a day, there is no work locally the Welsh Assembly Government have seen to that, I use a motorcycle thus avoiding the Severn Bridge toll and my total cost all in per day is approximately £7.50.There are several drivers at my place who do in excess of 100 miles per day and commute for 2 hours per day and more, costing with fuel and toll over £100 per week.
I thought travelling time to home from work and vice versa counted as your working time. In other words daily rest is started at home or a place that can be counted as the beginning of your daily rest? not driving unusual distances to work .not sure if I have worded that correctly but hope you see what I mean.
To EDIT. I hope someone puts me right on this 