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Where am I going wrong with my Oyster card?
Hello! I have taken a few journeys recently using my Oyster card, and as far as I can see I am being charged more than the TFL website is quoting. Here is an example of a journey I made last week: I made the journey at 8.40am odd, so according to the TFL website it should cost me £3.10. The route I took was Wimbledon to…
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trying to top up my mum's oyster card online and having problems.
I am trying to top up my mum's payg oyster card from the tfl website. Everything goes fine but then during checkout they ask for a train station. My mum only uses it on the buses to go to and from 2 shopping centres, and there are no train stations nearby So how can I top up her card when we are not within decent distance…
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Oyster Card Mistake
I thought I would top up my Oyster Card with £10 last Sunday just to be doubly sure there were funds. I was at a strange station, the Vikingettes in tow and in a little bit of a hurry. I touched in my Oyster Card and insert a £10 note, but I forgot to retouch to load the credit. :o Have I lost it, would the next person who…
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Southeastern 25% off online fares not working....
Booked 4 journeys online yesterday with a lovely online discount plus my Network Railcard discount (Folkestone to Charing Cross - £10.35), opted to pick them up at the station machine, went in today and the machine printed 2 travelcards but not the 4 return journeys. 'Ho hum' thought I.......off to the ticket office. No…
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Best folding bike?
I am thinking about getting a folding bike to commute to work. But I would like to be able to have the option of still going on public transport, so I want a proper folding bike that really can be taken on the bus. Something like the Brompton or is there an other option as good?
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waterproof pants for cycling/walking
Hi, Anybody know the most suitable place and price to pay for the above? I have a local cycle shop and further afield a camping shop but presume the price will be very high. However, do want something suitable as showers/rain all the time:(. Thanks.
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Train Tickets on Collection with Debit Card
Hi, First time poster so be gentle with me! I have recently booked some train tickets with London Midland and have since had my wallet stolen with my debit card inside. I phoned London Midland and thought this would be an easy problem to solve but they said if I can't produce my debit card I booked with I won't be able to…
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Does anyone know of the site that gives you all the train (and tube?) delays after?
My trains keep getting delayed but I never remember to take the details of when the delay started etc until I remember after so often cannot claim for the delays. Someone told me there is a site that sets this all out so can double check the trains delayed etc on my line (which is greater anglia and then the jubilee line).…
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Selling unwanted train tickets
Is there anywhere I can sell unwanted train tickets? There doesn't seem that possibility on ebay. I basically have bought cheap advance tickets that I no longer need. I can't really change them to another date as I don't know when I will need them but I don't just want to not use them. Any ideas?
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Clunking sound at high speeds
I have booked it in at a cycle shop tomorrow for a service,but thought i might get some idea on here about what the problem is. Its a Giant TCR road bike with less than 400 miles on the clock. I bought it new in september. This is the 3rd time it has happened and it only happens at approx 30 miles p hour and above. In fact…
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train travel/bikes and people not moving.
I dont know if anyone has had any experiences like this but I think this is very bad.Yesterday I was returning from a long ride and had to take the train the last stop as I had a very large rucksack with me and couldnt carry it for another 7 miles on the bike. When the train came I got on and went to put my bike in the…
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Transferring a train ticket
I think I'm going to need to write to someone important. I have some train tickets booked to go from Norwich to London, then London to Aberdeen, tonight, and then back again a week later. Unfortunately my Mum is rather unwell overseas, and I think I'm going to have to go over there in the next couple of days. I've tried…
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Helmets
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/30/sunday-review/to-encourage-biking-cities-forget-about-helmets.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1353157765-iFBEnaYHvm3YDJ+B54MbAw
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Avoiding 2013 prices rises for annual travelcard
Last year when I tried to renew my travelcard in December at 2011 prices I was told I couldnt do so because the price is related to the first date of your new travelcard not when you buy it. This year I am trying to dodge the same again, tried googling to see if I can hold more than one card so can I buy a new travelcard…
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AA president speaks out in favour of cycling
This article in the Times from the AA president Edmund King makes interesting reading. Selective quoting time :) and There are a few versions of this but I think The Times article is the original. The others tend to emphasise the negatives such as But it's a good sign that the AA are finally realising that cycling is now a…
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Can anyone please help me find the cheapest way from Yorkshire to Pontypool & Back
Can anyone please help me find the cheapest way from Yorkshire to Pontypool & Back Must arrive in pontypool at a reasonable hour, but happy to set off at any ungodly hour, and happy to arrive back in Yorkshire at any time Happy to travel any way there, bus/train/coach but MUST be train back as I will be bring an animal…
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Offering the cheapest rail ticket - any rules?
I have a vague memory that a while back there was a committment by ATOC that it's members now had to offer the cheapest ticket for any rail journey. Is that the case, and if so, does it apply to rover / day ranger tickets? I was travelling Stockport to Coventry recently. The direct fare was quite high so I'd tried…
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Train Guard Jailed
Clicky Interested to see others' views on this one. Although obviously the facts do often get twisted, from the outset a 5-year sentence in clink seems a tad harsh here. The Guard has obviously lost his job which probably paid around £30,000 a year, and is now sharing accommodation with rapists and murderers. The young…
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Virgin cutting services to North Wales?
Is there a change in the new year with the frequency of direct trains from Euston to Holyhead? I've been getting the Bangor - Milton Keynes traain for the last two years and have never ever had to be on a train for more than 3 hours or make more than two changes (Chester and if I'm unlucky, Crewe), I looked to book tickets…
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Help - Can't shift gears!
I think the answer is going to be "put it in for a service" but I'm using the bike to try and avoid spending money whilst my car is having body work done. I have a 21 gear bike. Last serviced 2010 and used maybe 5 times since until today, when I rode it (most of) 2.6 miles to work and 2.6 miles home from work. The right…
