How many miles do you drive per week?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (180805)
United States
October 6, 2018 5:25pm CST
I know not everyone has a car, but if you do drive a car how many miles do you think you drive? I would say how many miles I drive depends on whether I am actively mystery shopping or not..but I will say 150 as a rough average. Even if I am not shopping, just driving around this area, to do errands..is probably about 30 or 40 miles. I am not too close to anything really..except a couple of convenience stores, which I try not to utilize too much other than to purchase gas, because of course, they are not the cheapest. What about you? Are you a road warrior, or do you stay at home?
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
7 Oct 18
In the last week we have driven our van 7,500 kilometres.....4460 miles. No wonder my backside is sore.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Oct 18
Without going to work every day and everything local, maybe a few miles a week unless I do something out of the ordinary.
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@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
7 Oct 18
A car isn't really a necessity in the city.
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@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
7 Oct 18
@JohnRoberts You just said you only drive a few miles per week because everything is local. I imagine not everyone in LA has a car.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Oct 18
@snowy22315 A car is absolutely necessary in Los Angeles.
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@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
7 Oct 18
Except for when you are traveling the world..lol..you stay home less than anybody! 
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@JudyEv (340162)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Oct 18
@snowy22315 Haha. I hadn't thought about that. But even when we're away, I much prefer to travel the back roads and small villages rather than the big cities. I don't look for company other than Vince's although we do have lots of nice chats with locals from time to time.
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@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
7 Oct 18
I do that with some of the smaller mystery shop jobs..some are not worth a special trip unless you are in the area.
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@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
7 Oct 18
@paigea I generally do bonused larger shops because I have to drive so far,.but it depends..if I can fit small jobs in I will do them
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
7 Oct 18
@snowy22315 I really only do small ones. Some get bonused in the small towns where I substitute, and if a teaching assignment lines up with a bonused mystery shop, great!
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@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
6 Oct 18
Yes, you may be over estimating. Some of my shops can end up being rather far away..and that would up the total of course..but there are occasional days that I go nowhere at all.
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@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
6 Oct 18
@NJChicaa yeah if I was really curious I would use the trip odometer.
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@NJChicaa (119636)
• United States
6 Oct 18
@snowy22315 Let's just say that I get 10,000 miles per year on the lease for my car. I'll hit the end of the 2nd year in Dec and I'm at 12,600 or something like that these days.
It is bing bang back and forth to work. Going the the gym and back is 25 minutes each way so that is a bit more miles.
Like I said, I over estimated.
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@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
7 Oct 18
Unless I wanted to order everything online..I have to drive.
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@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
8 Oct 18
@Rosain Oh well that is a factor for sure.
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@Rosain (639)
• India
8 Oct 18
@snowy22315 in my case, i don't know how to drive 
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@GardenGerty (160697)
• United States
6 Oct 18
To and from work for five days is one hundred miles. But at times hubby picks me up. No telling how much we drive on the weekend. I am trying to cut down.
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@AmbiePam (92789)
• United States
7 Oct 18
@snowy22315 My dad drives about 100,000 a year. I'm not even kidding. That's nuts.
@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
7 Oct 18
That would probably be about average I guess.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
7 Oct 18
I don't have a car anymore but often drive for my elderly friends as they are having health issues these days. I have no idea on the mileage. I had one car and now I drive a few cars.
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@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
7 Oct 18
Oh i guess that would make it hard to keep track of.
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@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
7 Oct 18
@snowy22315 Everything is close here and we do not use the car every day.
@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
8 Oct 18
Well if they get you where you are going it is good! Less pollution!
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
8 Oct 18
@snowy22315 Yes they sure do and if that is not going the right way I will try an Uber tho I never have had a need for it.
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@rebelann (112875)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Oct 18
SS keeps me from going places as often as I'd like so my average weekly travels are about 50 miles right now. I might be on the road more now that cool weather might be coming my way, I want to socialize Ally more so we'll be going to parks on the other side of the mountain more often. I think she'll have a blast and I know I will, so will my camera.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50256)
• United States
6 Oct 18
I've never had a drivers license, but I do like to travel.
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@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
6 Oct 18
I can't imagine not having a driver's license. You don't really need a car in the city, but in the country it is a neccessity as I see it.
