Just a quick survey, got a new job there and will be moving there in the very near future. Would be good to see some friendly faces.

 

Advice on places to avoid living round there would also be useful!

 

Regards,

 

Brent

i am in bedford about 20 miles from there. and me mate Harve lives in bletchley MK.......you can pop around anytime.

Theres about 5 Z/members in & around MK......Too many tyre frying roundabouts here.....123 was the last count in the paper:eek:

 

harve

 

 

Like any town there are to avoid! If you have been given details etc of houses pm them to me & i'll give a third party appraisal;)

Hi, I am in Milton Keynes. Though i am no ZX expert by any means, though i do enjoy winding my way around round-a-bouts :)

 

Though i have only seen 1 zed in MK since i got mine and it did not belong to anyone on here...

 

Anyway cracking place to live!

 

If you need advice on areas to live, just shout! I have moved around a few times in MK...

 

Barry

Harve,

 

Considering you live in bletchley and i live newton longville about 1mile from the out skirts of bletchley - how come we have never bumped into each other ???

 

Barry

Silver by any chance???

Where do you drink?

Im about 1/2 mile away - i even walk to the Thai?

 

LOL, small world etc.

 

harve

I have been spotted then! :) Silver it is... but with a cracked windscreen now :(

 

I live about 5 mins walk from the Thai - which does do some very nice meals.

 

World is very small in deed!

 

Barry

Just keep a few beers in the fridge mate:D

 

Help & advice if ever i saw it lol.

Cheers guys.

 

Start the job a week today. Only accepted last week so as yet havent made up my mind what to do. The areas right, cheaper to buy than in Surrey. Not sure whether to rent or B&B in the early stages of the probation period. B&B will save on the council tax and other cost.

 

Got to look at location to town centre so I dont have to drive the Zed to far and can save on fuel. It currently drinks £80+ a week at the mo going to work. Want to live close enough to cut that in half.

 

If all works out then all will be welcome round when I buy/rent. Got a cracking huge projector which I use for Computer/TV/DVD so all will be able to come round, down some tinnies and kick back watching Fast and the Furious two on DVD by then.

 

Thanks again guys, good to know your all out there. Will keep yas posted.

 

Regards

 

Brent

MK is cheaper than surrey?? That surprises me - MK is pretty expensive to live and buy houses compared to most areas...

 

Renting is big business in MK, hence the prices are quite expensive. I moved to MK about 6-7 years ago and it cost me £320 a month then for a decent one bed maisonete thingy!

 

There are absolutely thousands of properties to rent so you should be spoiled for choice - just depends what your budget is.

 

All depends what area you are working in?

 

Barry

I'm not far from MK, about 30 mins in the Zed (or 20 if the cops aren't about...) but used to live there and have loads of mates I still regularly visit.

 

The A road between MK and Buckingham is a decent drive for the zed when it's clear.

 

It'd be good to have an MK meet when your settled, show of the zeds

 

As for areas, I would avoid those directly by the city centre - either too posh or too rough

 

But loads of the new builds further out are good and at decent prices. Most will take less the 15mins to get to the centre.

 

Good luck

 

Mark

Me too. :D

 

Don't live too far from MK - about 20 minutes away. :D

 

 

(well, during some weekends, anyway :D)

Worsester, Warick, Wilton keynes!!!

Jesus you have to many Z miles in your purse lol.

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I sha'nt mention some w/e ;)

 

This is gonna cost me :eek:

 

pop in, Nelsons got a fridge full of beer apparently?

Me only 30 mins away,often go to the Snowdome,great place that:D

Worsester, Warick, Wilton keynes!!!

Jesus you have to many Z miles in your purse lol.

 

:D :D

 

The benefits of having a company car. ;) My Zed did approximately 8000 miles last year. In the same time, the Peugeot has done 31K. :D :D

 

Mind you, there are some times when I *could* have driven the Zed...or rather *would* have, had she been operational. :D

 

;) :D

Ajay,

 

Out of interest is it a company car or your car you use for business.

 

The reason I ask is that I exchanged my company car for a monthly car allowance plus 22 pence per mile petrol expenses.

 

I did this because at the end of the tax year I can claim back 41p per mile from the tax man!!

 

The tax man calculates that it costs 63 pence per mile for a 3 litre car, my company covers my petrol costs @22 pence per mile and so I can claim the difference back.

 

Assuming I drive 3000 miles in the Zed then I get £1890 - more that enough to cover petrol and service costs and a contribution to capital depreciation.

It's a company car that I use all the time. :D (At the moment, anyway).

 

My Zed is turning into a weekend only car, from being my daily driver. I took into account depreciation and engine wear and tear, not to mention rubber, maintainance and servicing and decided that since I pay for petrol alone on the company car, that it would work out much cheaper.

 

I *could* have taken a cash alternative, but the sheer maintenance costs and fuel costs in running the Zed every day does not make it viable.

 

It's only a petrol 307 and can therefore only be taxed up to 15%, but I get rid of it in November and the emissions start to count in the 3rd year of this car (according to the stats).

I must say it was a close call for me but I opted for the money as I only do 10K business miles per year - 31K business miles is almost an oil change every month in a Zed!!