I did this when I lived in Bristol
which has one of the worst congestion problems in the UK. £15 a year tax, £20 to fill up and it'd do 500-odd miles on that (although this was back in 2003) and it took all of about 10 minutes to drive what would take 45 or more in the car during rush hour. The only problem is rain and cold weather - it can make you extremely miserable.
(berk, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:52, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I am planning to get sturdy gloves and a big jacket too.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:04, Reply)

I had those
and it didn't always help*. I would very much recommend spending a bit extra and getting heated gloves for the winter - especially since Bradford is somewhat chiller than Bristol.

*NB, you are probably not stupid enough to drive your 125cc bike from Bristol to Preston on A-roads because you don't want to leave it at uni over Christmas...
(berk, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:14, Reply)