Daily travel time/distance?

[BFG TERRANO]

What's an "acceptable" and reasonable daily journey to and from work? All I can find is a bit grey and non committal! Anyone able to offer anything concrete?

I'm expected to drive 120 miles each way which takes around 2hrs 10mins on average and work 8 to 5 mon to fri.

[BFG TERRANO]

I manage construction sites. It's a company car with fuel card so that's not a problem.

Serious staffing issues further away from my job have meant a shuffle round for many people to cover all jobs. Short term I'm fine with it but I (and others in the same situation) feel it may be more longer term

[BFG TERRANO]

BoRED S2upid said:

2 hours isn't acceptable if I had to do that I wouldn't get home to see the little one as he would be in bed. It's all about work life balance and that's too much work and not enough life!

This. Can't get home to see my daughter before bed.

[BFG TERRANO]

vescaegg said:

Anything over an hour regularly would do my head in. Depends on the money though.

I'd probably do 2 hours for silly money. Probably not for very long at all though.

Salary. Win some lose some. Even if it was double money it still doesn't give you the time back sat in the car and time away from family

[BFG TERRANO]

Thanks all. It's Chippenham to Exeter so short bit of M4 and about 85 miles of M5.

[BFG TERRANO]

Thanks all. It's Chippenham to Exeter so short bit of M4 and about 85 miles of M5.

[BFG TERRANO]

Still following guys, thanks again for the comments.

Update: spoke with our independent safety consultant who's instant reaction was it's wrong, very wrong regarding EU working agreements and the HSE working hours regs. Basically a good chunk of that journey has to be within my work hours and not in my private time. Going to confirm next week when he's sure.