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Cheap and flexible single rail tickets
Stena has some rail and sail tickets for travel between Belfast, Dublin and Rosslaire and any railway station on the mainland UK. The best thing about these tickets is that they are a fixed price and they are available with no booking, and as I understand it, you can travel on peak hours trains at busy times of the year…
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Alternative methods of travel
At the moment I'm doing the drive from Fife to Aberdeen for work every day but I want to start taking the train. I've checked the train times and unfortunately they don't quite work out for me time wise to work my 7.5 hours in the office. There is a train from Dundee to Aberdeen that would get me to work on time but it…
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25% discount on Friends and Family Railcard. (save £6)
Post updated 2 February 2009 What's the deal? Until 31 March, National Rail is offering a 25% discount off the one year Family & Friends Railcard, making it just £18. These cut a third off an adult's ticket and 60% off kids' tickets when you have at least one adult and one child travelling. You can have up to four adults…
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could find £1 fares LONDON to MANCHESTER
I put in a few searches with Virgin for £1 fares London to Manchester. I did loads of dates advance and last minute. Read the tips. No luck! ANY help?;)
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Eurostar LON-Paris train query
I will be running the Paris Marathon and i am looking for the cheapest Eurostar return ticket from the evening of 4th to the evening of 6th April 2008. I remeber reading somewhere that it is cheaper if you book from foreign websites. is this true?
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can i recover my deposit?
4 months ago i bought a policy from warranty direct for my wife's car..at that time the sales man convinced me also to pay £25 to get the same quote for a policy for my car starting in march 2008(when manufacturer warranty ends)... last month we made claim on my wife's policy and they refused to pay:mad: (typical ...they…
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HELP Need a cheap hire car for under 25's!
Myself and my partner are going to Florida soon and need a hire car. The price of hiring the car is fine at roughly £170 but because we are both under 25 they are charging a young drivers surcharge at £180. Does anyone know where we can get this cheaper or preferably without the surcharge? I think its ridiculous that the…
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Virgin Trains - Value Advance Tickets?
Does anybody know when the value advance tickets begin to appear on the Virgin Trains online booking system? In the past when I have used it I've got some cracking deals booking in advance. I am currently trying to book a return trip to Euston from Crewe on 3rd April, but I'm not seeing any value advance tickets. Has…
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Classic car insurance import Toyota Celica
I have been offered a beautiful 1991 Toyota Celica 2.0 GT-R. Its a Japanese import and is a joy to drive. Does anyone know classic car insurers who would take this on? Forget Jeremy Clarkson for PM - I'd vote for :money:!!
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Private Parking Companies! Don't Pay 'Fines'
Seems that there is a lot of confusion about parking 'fines' recieved in private car parks, lets get this right, these are 'invoices' not fines! Private parking companies have no legal right to fine you ( so telling you are parking 'illegally' is false), only the local council etc can fine you. If you recieve a 'charge',…
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Hiring a Car at 18, HELP!!!!
Hi Everyone, A position has come up within a company that would involve working overseas in Europe. As it's only 1 Hr on the plane I would be coming home most weekends. As I live around 1.5 hrs away from my nearest airports, (Manchester, Leeds Bradford and East Midlands) getting a taxi there and back would probably cost…
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2 weeks parking in Luton
Hi again all I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get a better quote for 2 weeks parking for Luton Airport from Monday 7th - Monday 21st July than the £79 that I've managed to find through various comparison sites? Cheers for any help. Pete.
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Driving from Ipswich to Luton
Hi all I'm gonna by flying out from Luton airport for my hols at 10am on Monday 7th July and was hoping for some feedback on what people think the best/quickest route from Ipswich would be? The default that AA route planner gives me is A12, M25, M1 - taking me a somewhat indirect route and onto 2 of the roads most…
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Pre Reg Vehicles
I`ve got a good offer on a new Fiesta from a national UK dealer. The only thing is the car is "pre -reg",which I take to mean, that it`s already registered to the garage, and if I buy it,I`ll be the second owner. There`s only about 10 delivery miles on the clock and it`s classed as brand new. Maybe some of my fellow MSE…
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A good buy for a largeish 2nd hand car
Hi guys, It looks like I may well need a new motor. I dont really want to spend more than £2500 at most. I want something bigger than a small car and an estate is an attractive option. I was thinking about something in the 1999/2000 vintage (later is probably too costly). My first thought is a volvo V40 but they are…
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Best estate/mpv for fuel economy and reliability
I am looking to spend about £10,000 on a used car and want a diesel estate or MPV. I am expecting twins at the mo and will probably have at least one other child in the future so the bigger the car the better! Also we will be going camping to France each summer so need lots of space for all our stuff. We have a Toyota…
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Dartford Crossing Price Rises Soon
With reference to your email dated 16 January 2008. Proposed increase in charges Details regarding revised charges at the Crossing or the proposed local residents scheme will be released in the forthcoming consultation document which will be issued shortly and will be accessible via the Department for Transport (DfT)…
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fiat punto 60 1.2 car sensor?
hi just been to kwick fit as i thought i had a problem with the rear of the exhaust. i was told it wasn't anything to do with the exhaust and that it was maybe to do with sensors beeing out of alighnment or possibly simply the spark plug. i have little money and realy rely on the car. would it be worth getting a spark plug…
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penaly points changed from 5 to 6 HELP!!!
HELLO ALL, This is my very 1st post and I am in trouble. I took a car for a test drive and was caught doing 33 in a 30 zone, so I got a speeding ticket which I forgot to pay. I was taken to court, did not appear and to my dismay was fined and charged for the speeding (fine) but also for driving without a insurance, I…
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Looking for a template letter...
Hello Being fairly new to the world of driving, and having had my first scrape (already!), I wondered if anyone could help me. In short, I moved away too fast and clipped someone's car, for which I have obviously taken responsibility, and agreed to pay for the damage. My friend (whose car I was driving at the time) has…
