If it does go up to £2 then think about everything else going up with it. Food will cost more to cover transport costs. Virtually anything that has to be sent by road anywhere will have to increase in price then you can bet your teeth the prices wont come down again when the troubles are over. As I said the goverment tax of £3.83 a gallon has to come down.
re cycling to work For the unfit ebay have this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-CYCLAMATIC...item43a4201445
would pay for itself in months the way petrol prices are going