Fuel is so expensive I can't afford the school run — what can I do?

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• Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  You could walk or cycle like a normal person. You don’t need an emotional support SUV to take the kids to school.

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  • MonsterMonster@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    According to this site , in the UK petrol (gasoline) has increased by 20% and in the USA by 35%.

    A 50l tank has gone from an average of £57 (£1.15 per litre) to £77 (£1.55 per litre) at today’s pricing.

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    • Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Walk or cycle, if its too far for that you should be able to get free travel

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  • FireXtol@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Verifiably false. Misleading. Deeeerp.

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    • Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Are you American? Never heard someone here calls it gas and this is a UK community/article.

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• Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Don’t schoolkids get free bus passes?

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  • GwentLarry@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Mostly no, there’s a distance requirement. Above, they get free bus travel, below not.

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  • AnyOldName3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Primary schools tend not to be fed by busses, and lots of children need to go to primary school rather than high school.

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    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Wow. I took a bus to school in the first grade, so this is weird for me.

      How do they address the issue where it’s too far for Timmy to walk by himself? Anything 2 km or higher may not be good for the younger kids.

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