For most people in work, 2020 and Covid 19 changed everything, including the daily commute to work. Many people started working from home and have only recently been encouraged to return to the office. The government, in its infinite wisdom, calls it returning to work but in reality it’s just returning to the place of work.
Working from home or the daily commute?
Employees have been working from home remotely since the start of lockdown. Returning to the office however very often involves using public transport. Whilst the office or workplace may have been made safe the same cannot always be said for buses or trains. The compulsory use of face masks on public transport is fine, but many people still don’t want to sit near potentially infected people.
The frequency and timings of public transport have been reduced making travelling more inconvenient. Consequently the idea of commuting in your own car seems more attractive. The reluctance to use public transport for the daily commute has motivated people reconsider other ways of travelling to work.
For this reason many people have been looking at buying a second car or trading from one family car to two smaller ones. This enables an inexpensive commute to work and avoids using public transport.
One car or two?
In 2020 many small cars will have a large car feel about them. Some 3-cylinder 1000cc engine models with automatic gearboxes can be very smooth, quiet and economical. There are some great offerings from Volkswagen, Ford, Audi and Fiat to mention a few. Car choice for the daily commute is a personal thing so it’s worth looking at the whole market to see what suits you best.
There are three wheeled motorbikes on the market now that can be driven on a car licence without taking a bike test. I’ll write more about these on a later blog. Check out Yamaha and Piaggio for some great offerings. If you are part exchanging two cars or one car for two smaller cars then the transaction becomes more complicated.
Contact Brian at sell my cars and get cash for your car on the same day without any hassle or negotiations. Then you’re free to shop wherever you want for your new commuter transport and negotiate the best deals.
Sit back, turn up he radio, you’ll be at work before you know.
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