Makers say 64mpg

Lightly loaded, M62 hull to Leeds (flat most of the way) doing 60mph in cruise control gives me about 50 to 52 mpg.

The problem arises when you hit the inevitable jams (today from Ferrybridge to past the M1 junction) and when you come off to cut across, everyone else does the same so the A roads snarl up as well. What we need is a network of tunnels, similar to the testing they do on cars.

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No such rule, your company are at it.

They are advisory figures aren't they? Are the VAT inclusive or exclusive?

So all those MPs expenses were OK then?

They are advisory and inclusive of VAT, but from what our staff association is telling us, if we get the company to pay extra then it is taxed but there is no claim back for us to get anything back from HMRC. The company has chosen not to pay anything but the HMRC rate and the argument is ongoing.

Previous to us going on HMRC rates we claimed back a set rate at average prices for the month. When I had a C5 (not the Sinclair one !!) I was getting 10.5 miles per litre and claimed back at different rates each month depending on what I paid as an average. A much better system.

Not even close to being similar.

That is a disgrace, I hope you get a decent car allowance to compensate.

What we need is a sensible approach to roadworks where they focus on small sections at a time and move on, rather than miles and miles of 2 lanes at 50 causing traffic congestion. I went to Chester and back the other week and the length of 'roadworks' with nothing actually going on is ridiculous. One can't help wondering if the potential for money from speed cameras is a factor.

its a fully funded company car, the HMRC rate is just the cost of fuel. If i was using my own (which is not an option in my job) I would get 45p per mile.

They pay cyclists 20p per mile to cycle in on the cycle to work scheme, which includes a discounted bike. Its a bit too much to go from Hull to Leeds with all my gear on a mountain bike though

They are installing those overhead gantry cameras along the 20 miles of road works on the M62, I assume they will be similar to those on the M1 in Notts.

Still though, why is it a solid run of lane closure, and with nobody there?

You get used to it, I do it every day, sometimes to Leeds at the start of it and others to Huddersfield, pain in the arris