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Travel | 1 in 3 commute for longer than 90 minutes daily

1 in 3 commute for longer than 90 minutes daily

Regardless of how massive London feels, it’s sometimes easy to forget that England is a small country. From the South East, the coast is never more than a 70-minute drive away, and it’s genuinely feasible to drive from one major city to another for a meeting without the need to even stop for lunch.

As such, professionals in America or Australia may well laugh when we complain about commute times, yet for many, the prospect of taking a job with a longer commuting prospects may seriously dissuade them from accepting the position.

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