Northern - 45 minute commute time

[Hanp]

With the 45 minutes commute time, how do they work it out? I live 30 mins away normal time but looking at google maps at peak time with bad city centre traffic it can sometimes be over 45. I’m only 11 miles away from Manchester depot.

There are 2 times on Google maps, at the top it says “45 mins” then at the bottom it says “typically 30 mins to 1 hour 15 mins”.

Can anyone help?

It feels unfair if they reject solely down to city centre traffic at rush hour.

 

[Aivilo]

May seem unfair but it's in place to mitigate fatigue.

 

[Neptune]

Unless you’re going for a 9-5 job at Square 1 or one of the stations where it doesn’t apply then it’s unlikely you’ll ever get a shift where travel is in rush hour so it won’t be considered a problem. They’ll look at the average shift time.

 

[Hanp]

Unless you’re going for a 9-5 job at Square 1 or one of the stations where it doesn’t apply then it’s unlikely you’ll ever get a shift where travel is in rush hour so it won’t be considered a problem. They’ll look at the average shift time.

Thank you. What do you mean by average shift pattern for working out the commute time?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Journey times, when driving from Cheadle Hulme into Central Manchester, can vary spectacularly depending on the time of day. On a wet, weekday morning, it can soon degenerate into a nose-to-tail crawl, which will take (seemingly) forever when compared with other, quieter times. Similarly in the reverse, homeward direction, it obviously depends on when it is the booked shift ends.

 

[Hanp]

Journey times, when driving from Cheadle Hulme into Central Manchester, can vary spectacularly depending on the time of day. On a wet, weekday morning, it can soon degenerate into a nose-to-tail crawl, which will take (seemingly) forever when compared with other, quieter times. Similarly in the reverse, homeward direction, it obviously depends on when it is the booked shift ends.

I’m wondering if this could affect my application. Off peak it’s half an hour

 

[SteveL9]

You’ll likely be starting work in the middle of the night or the middle of the day so rush hour travel times shouldn’t be too much of a factor really.

 

[Neptune]

Thank you. What do you mean by average shift pattern for working out the commute time?

Average time shifts start. Most early shifts are before 0630 and late shifts from lunchtime to early evening. Going home time is irrelevant to be honest.

 

[Hanp]

Average time shifts start. Most early shifts are before 0630 and late shifts from lunchtime to early evening. Going home time is irrelevant to be honest.

Thanks! Seems like I’ll be okay then

 

[nolypops83]

Thanks! Seems like I’ll be okay then

I'm in Urmston area so a similar distance from Piccadilly and I've got through the initial sift so I think you'll be OK.

 

[richfoz84]

My commute is 29 miles / 40 mins. It wasn’t an issue. They take google maps average over 3 checks at different times in 1 day

 

[Hanp]

My commute is 29 miles / 40 mins. It wasn’t an issue. They take google maps average over 3 checks at different times in 1 day

Thank you that’s helpful. Sounds like I’ll be okay then if it’s an average.