Insurer Bennetts say beat the credit crunch and save more than £300,000 over a life time by moterbiking to work instead if driving!.

Research also showed riders saved approx four and a half years over a lifetime by beating traffic jams.

If living in London you would save £1,929 by avoiding the £8 a-day congestion charge.

It costs 47 per cent more to drive to work than ride the research shows bikers save £6,500 a year or £130 a week based on a commute of 39 miles, for 5 days aweek over 12 months.