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cosmiccoolgir
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My first shift for my new job ends on Sunday at 1am,

and my mum’s just given me £20 to get a cab home as she doesn’t like the idea of me getting the night bus alone. I just looked up quotes online and it looks like it’d cost £36! Is this normal for a 12 mile journey? Is this just a price for booking in advance, and are cab journeys cheaper when you just call one at the time you want it? (I’ve never gotten a cab before so I don’t really know).

Is it worth paying extra to get straight home in a cab in 30 minutes, or should I just be cheap and use my free Oyster card for the 1 hour 45 minute bus journey? Bearing in mind this is my one and only shift that ends at 1am; my others end at safer times.

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An Unknown Location | 11 months ago (2 days, 11 hours after post)

That seems really steep! I’d take the bus.

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