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.......it's better for the environment using public transport and less hassle than driving, but it's severly painful to the wallet and not a cost effective means of transport.
Ok the reason for this rant then. At the end of feb I'm planning a suprise break for Mrs Chaos and I for a few days. Everything's all booked except for getting to London which is our start point. No problem I thought to myself, if I book nearly a month in advance I could get a cheap deal on the train. Thus saving driving to London, finding a safe place to park (which I can fit the truck into) for the week, getting stressed at driving and so on.
Well done a search for train times and prices and nearly choked on my coffee when the results came up, £93 for two people from Bournemouth to London return!!!! It's the same price if I were to turn up at the station now and buy tickets for now.
How the hell do they justify charging that much to use public transport? Think how far you'd get if you put £93 of fuel in your car and I'm sure it would be a lot futher than Bournemouth to London. If the governement and tree huggers want people to use public transport, then surely the prices should be competitive compared to car usage.
Ok ranting over now, I've calmed down a little and found I can book a return journey on National Express Coaches for £24.50 and it only takes half an hour longer than the train would.
Ok the reason for this rant then. At the end of feb I'm planning a suprise break for Mrs Chaos and I for a few days. Everything's all booked except for getting to London which is our start point. No problem I thought to myself, if I book nearly a month in advance I could get a cheap deal on the train. Thus saving driving to London, finding a safe place to park (which I can fit the truck into) for the week, getting stressed at driving and so on.
Well done a search for train times and prices and nearly choked on my coffee when the results came up, £93 for two people from Bournemouth to London return!!!! It's the same price if I were to turn up at the station now and buy tickets for now.
How the hell do they justify charging that much to use public transport? Think how far you'd get if you put £93 of fuel in your car and I'm sure it would be a lot futher than Bournemouth to London. If the governement and tree huggers want people to use public transport, then surely the prices should be competitive compared to car usage.
Ok ranting over now, I've calmed down a little and found I can book a return journey on National Express Coaches for £24.50 and it only takes half an hour longer than the train would.
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