Survey reveals cost of travel

One in five employees from Kent arrive for work exhausted from their commute, it has been revealed.

New research commissioned by Medway-based coach company The Kings Ferry found the stress of crawling along in heavy traffic by car, or standing on a packed train, saps our energy long before we tackle the morning workload.

The study also found the average commuter typically shells out as much as £93.13 a week to travel an average 25 miles a day.

The statistics emerged from a survey of 1,500 commuters, which revealed the cost of travelling to and from work is their biggest bugbear.

Kent commuters are being urged to consider taking a coach to work to cut travel costs in half as 21% who travel to work by rail and 12% who travel by car deem their commute too expensive. And the regulated cost of rail fares is set to rise yet again in January 2017.

A spokesperson from The Kings Ferry said: “A stressful daily commute can impact on your overall sense of well-being by the time you get to work. Fortunately we can provide some light relief for new passengers travelling to work with us by helping them to save as much as 50% on their annual commute.

“You can’t control signal failures or leaves on the line but you may be able to control the amount you pay annually for your commute given that The Kings Ferry continue to be considerably cheaper than rail.

“With the added comfort of a guaranteed seat on-board all our air-conditioned coaches, it’s certainly a fresh perspective on the nine to five.” Recent research from Kings Ferry shows one in five (20 per cent) employees from Kent arrive for work exhausted due to their commute, highlighting the tiring journeys people need to deal with to reach their workplace.

What’s more, the prices are going up. And 21 per cent of rail passengers and 12 per cent of drivers believe their commute is too expensive.

Simon Kellow, an IT Consultant from Kent, was spending £548 a month to reach his office and needed to buy first-class tickets to guarantee