See how the cost of driving a 1.8 diesel car to Birmingham from various locations in the two counties has changed in a year.
You can also compare the cost of making the journey by car, to the cost of a season ticket on the train.
Monthy commuting costs to Birmingham |
| From: | Car 2008 | Car 2007 | Rail season ticket |
| Leominster | £259.35 | not available | £286.50 |
| Kidderminster | £ 56.93 | not available | £ 81.60 |
| Hereford | £317.37 | £234.14 | £157.10 |
| Malvern | £209.36 | £155.10 | £109.10 |
| Droitwich | £132.40 | £ 95.96 | £ 96.80 |
| Worcester | £182.78 | £134.89 | £ 96.80 |
| Evesham | £161.89 | £120.08 | £136.80 |
| Redditch | £ 72.95 | £ 54.12 | £ 96.00 |
| Bromsgrove | £ 77.51 | not available | £ 83.50 |
| The road figures are for a Ford Mondeo 1.8 diesel - using the imperial combined fuel consumption figures from the VCA carfueldata.org.uk website. Mileages were calculated using AA Route Finder. Diesel pump prices were supplied by the petrolprices.com website on June 19 2008. Season ticket prices came from the nationalrail.co.uk website, on the same date. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. |
This is NOT a scientific study, it's a snapshot of average costs taken from data available on other websites.
Yearly commuting costs to Birmingham |
| From: | Car 2008 | Car 2007 | Rail season ticket |
| Leominster | £2,902.26 | not available | £2,984.00 |
| Kidderminster | £ 637.05 | not available | £ 852.00 |
| Hereford | £2,562.62 | £2,620.11 | £1,636.00 |
| Malvern | £2,342.97 | £1,735.65 | £1,136.00 |
| Droitwich | £1,452.23 | £1,073.82 | £1,008.00 |
| Worcester | £2,045.41 | £2,176.15 | £1,008.00 |
| Evesham | £1,811.64 | £1,343.77 | £1,424.00 |
| Redditch | £ 816.32 | £ 605.64 | £1,000.00 |
| Bromsgrove | £ 867.39 | not available | £ 888.00 |
| The road figures are for a Ford Mondeo 1.8 diesel - using the imperial combined fuel consumption figures from the VCA carfueldata.org.uk website. Mileages were calculated using AA Route Finder. Diesel pump prices were supplied by the petrolprices.com website on June 19 2008. Season ticket prices came from the nationalrail.co.uk website, on the same date. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. |
