How far do you travel to work?

[eggsarascal]

A recent thread got me thinking how far do you travel, not the overseas lads, you tree surgeons.

 

I used to do easily 200-250 miles a day from the Suffolk/Essex border up to the North Norfolk coast, much more time travelling than grafting but just as tiring. What’s your distance from base?

 

I sub for a franchise know so the travel is restricted by the area we can cover which is much better in my mind as I don’t enjoy driving anymore.

[woody paul]

I am on Essex Suffolk border, go 20 miles up into suffolk but only 8 miles into essex. 

[Blackbriarwoods]

We regularly used to travel from Norfolk coast to Mid Scotland, Wales, English/Scottsh borders (staying in digs) year round, When we got even a half chance of getting home each night we took it, so often drove from south of Doncater or Oxford area. Didn't think anything of it back then but think I'd keel over trying it now. Firm we were working for were ok with paying for the fuel as long as it was cheaper than digs for a five man gang per week. Only bothered in summer though.

[Stephen Blair]

Mostly within 1-20 miles, once or twice a month I’ll be around 100 miles good money but a long day and usually off the next to recover.  

[Doug Tait]

We're quite rural here so can be anything from 5 to 30 miles to get on site, sometimes up to 50 or 60. Work tends to be arranged by area so we avoid travelling distances between jobs where possible.

Before when I was freelance 60 mile plus each way was usual.

 

Biggest commute I've done regularly was around 600 mile return to Gloucestershire every week but I wouldn't do that these days, life's too short to bookend a weeks work with that journey, and as Blackbriarwoods mentioned, the temptation when you finish on a Friday to leave straight away and get home is strong but I've often regretted that in the early hours once off the motorway doing the last hour on crappy little local roads.

[manco]

90% within 5 miles

[Slicer Dicer]

Mostly within 12 miles radius I'd say. Wouldnt like to travel much further than that really. It's not just the work itself even having to travel further than that for quoting loses a lot of time. 

[Will C]

We cover the whole island, 26 mile long by 12 mile wide.

[eggsarascal]

8 minutes ago, Will C said:

We cover the whole island, 26 mile long by 12 mile wide.

You rebel.

[Will C]

In fairness 90% of ours is this end, try not to go past the middle, that seems to bring on a nose bleed, more to the point there a bit strange over ‘tuver side in the east!

20 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

You rebel.