How This Tool Works
📋 Purpose
Use this tool to find the best-value way to commute and see the monthly and yearly cost in plain English.
⚙️ How It Works
- 1Enter your postcodes, salary, office days, travel time, and optional car details
- 2We work out train and driving costs using UK data sources
- 3You get yearly and monthly comparisons across travel options
- 4You also get live commute signals like fuel spread, fuel volatility, and carbon delta
We use this to show what share of your pay goes on commuting.
Travel before 09:30 or between 16:00 and 19:00 is usually peak fare.
Enter £0 if you do not pay to park.
We will show how much you could save by avoiding peak fares.
Optional: we use DVLA data to detect fuel type and improve your driving estimate.
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See your true UK commute cost with live and derived signals, including train, season ticket, driving, and salary impact.
📅 Last updated: 2026-03-17
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Step-by-Step Guide
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Add your home and work postcodes, salary, office days, travel time, and parking cost. You can also add your car registration to get fuel type from DVLA.
💡 Pro Tips:
- •Use your normal travel time so peak or off-peak is correct.
- •If you do not pay for parking, enter £0.
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