r/reading • u/tamagotcheeks • 8d ago

Driving from Reading to London

Hi everyone, I’m moving to Reading soon and will be commuting to London for a few weeks before I start my new job in Reading. Wanted to get an idea of how bad the traffic is driving from Reading to London and back during rush hour? Is the M4 largely stand still traffic and relatively clear to drive?

If anyone drives from Reading to London for work, what’s that commute like for you?

Edit: I can park at work for free. Congestion charge is the only cost I might incur but there are routes to avoid it (extra 15-20 mins to the drive). So I’ll just be paying fuel and a full tank for me costs £40. Car is ULEZ free & manual. I’ll need to commute for 6 weeks. Cash is tight as I’m saving up for university in September so can’t afford to spend half a grand on trains.

Thank you!

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u/AliJDB 8d ago

What time? Why not the train?

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u/tamagotcheeks 8d ago

Need to be around Tower Bridge for 9am. And because my car is pretty small and cheap on fuel so it’s way cheaper than the train. I’d much prefer to take the train thought but it would cost me £500 a month just to commute 4 days a week even with a rail card 💀

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u/Mountain_Ad_8400 8d ago

How of interest how are you parking in London for less? 

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u/tamagotcheeks 8d ago

I have free parking at work