I am stuck between a rock and a hard place, on one hand I really want to get out of my current position, but, on the other I dont want to take a drop in pay whether it be because of travel or anything else.

I do keep a close eye on all the police websites including derby, notts, and leicester, but they dont have anything and havnt done for last last 6 months or more, local council is pretty much the same.

Nihil: I thought about rail figures, I wouldn't have my motorbike to run though (Petrol, Insurance, TAX) so that would acrew some savings, but I do take your point it is a hefty chunk per year out of my wages.