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London Tube tickets?
Hope this is the correct forum...? We're country bumpkins travelling to London from Norfolk this Saturday on the train. Arriving at Liverpool street. Our party is two adults one child. We have our train tickets already. But, once in London we need underground tickets to travel to Arsenal and back. I've tried to find out…
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Cycle Lane Use
I was driving home tonight and noticed in the cycle lane instead of riding one behind another that two cyclists were riding aside of each other. Are there any rules to riding on a cycle lane or were what they were doing acceptable? (the one on the right did ride close to the line and did slip over it at least once) This is…
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Cycling Overshoes
Sports Direct have Muddyfox A Pure Breed Cycling Overshoes for sale for £9 which is quite cheap however they do not state if they are waterproof or not My question is are all cycling overshoes waterproof because i need ones that are waterproof
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Two advance tickets for one journey - any problems?
I need to get from Prestatyn, N Wales, to Oxford. When I check on nationalrail.co.uk the cheapest fare available for my travel date is an £84 ish off peak one, with 2 changes of train. This is a route I know fairly well so I checked fares for Birmingham International and then for Birmingham International to Oxford, and…
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Back to back Day Return Train Fares
Hello It seems that it is often much cheaper to buy split several split day return train tickets rather than one complete return journey. I was wondering about the legality of splitting a journey via a local station even if a through intercity train does not stop there such as Droitwich or Bromsgrove. Is this legal to…
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Cycling on muddy paths.
I've been cycling to work since the Summer, but now with all the rain my normal route is becoming pretty muddy. What's the best way to cycle through the mud? I'm slowing down, but find I'm either slipping about or getting stuck in someone else's tyre tracks. Should I just relax and go with the flow, or grip the handlebars…
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Train delay: Who to claim refund from?
My journey consists of a 25 min train journey, then an 80 min journey. Each is with a different company (FGW, then cross country). FGW have had some punctuality issues for the last couple of weeks - fortunately they now seem to be getting better again. But if my first train is late, I miss my connection, which makes me…
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Difficulty after a mistake with The Trainline
I have recently booked a ticket on-line with the Trainline and immediately I had pressed the button to purchase realised that the site had defaulted to a mobile ticket. I immediately contacted their email operatives to attempt to change this to a collect at the station ticket. The ticket is for my husband who is disabled…
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redspottedhanky tesco vouchers
I've contacted redspottedhanky through their website and Facebook page but had no reply. I want to know if I can book the Gatwick Flyaway with them and if I can use Tesco vouchers to do so. Would be grateful if anyone can help.
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Virgin supersaver Saturday day return
Does anyone know what's happened to these tickets? I don't seem to be able to book one any more. They used to be about £39 and you had to book your outward journey in advance but could come back anytime that day. Only available for Saturdays from the North West to London from Virgin, but they were never available on the…
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Hybrid vs road
I am buying a bike to cycle around London. I dont have a long commute, will probably cycle for less than 30 minutes at a time. I was thinking of getting a hybrid bike as I assume the tyres will handle bumpy roads better, and may last longer, but not sure if thats true. So whats the real difference between hybrid and road…
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Just booked wrong train!!
Hi, i had a promotion code to use on East Midlands train so i booked some train tickets to London. After entering all my payment details and authorising payment i realised i booked the wrong day! i booked 15th dec instead of 16rh dec. i rang customer services straight away to see what they could. they said they couldnt do…
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Complaints contact for Virgin Trains?
Just done a bit of googling. The Virgin website has contact routes, but i couldn't find one saying about complaints. I've found 3rd party websites, but they're basically just folk having a bit of a moan. I want to complain TO Virgin Trains directly. So i found this…
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train fare
thinking of going to birmingham on sat 16th for a spot of shopping. we will be leaving from leicester and going to new street. have looked at fares and it is around £20 return. do i buy now or wait until the day and buy at the station?
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Using a disabled person railcard in London??
We are going to London this weekend, arrive Kings Cross, hotel in Russel Square, can my wife use her DRC on the underground? Is this the best way for a not so mobile person to get to the hotel? Any suggestions for our stay, must see and how to get there?? We have already booked Warhorse, really looking forward to that.
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Greater Anglia Train Delay refunds
Hi, I use the Greater Anglia train network between Cambridge and London Liverpool and recently I've been experiencing delays I used to complete a 'Delay-Repay' form to claim some compensation, however it was a pain and I'd forget when the delay happened. However I've just downloaded an app on my Android phone that allows…
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Looking for cheapest rail fare Newark to Manchester
Booked a late hotel deal for Manchester and am looking for the cheapest rail fare to get me there. Leaving newark northgate 14th after 16:00 to any manchester station Leaving manchester on 16th late afternoon ish. Cheapest I can find is return £41.40 per ticket (no rail cards). Is it possible to get any cheaper this late…
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Great First Western London to Reading Commute
Hi All I am about to start commuting from Reading to London and wondered if anyone had advice on the most cost effective way to save money doing this rather than paying £380 a month, which is the current price of a monthly season ticket. I will have to travel on different days including weekends and over different times of…
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Setting up Sturmey Archer gears?
Anyone know the procedure for setting up Sturmey Archer gears? My wife's bike has "issues" when she tries to ride it in that, initially at least, the pedals just spin round giving no drive, but after a few minutes they seem to connect and she can start pedalling. In addition she intermittently loses the ability to select…
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Reading to Birmingham International
I need to get to the NEC in Birmingham, and one option is to go by train from Reading to Birmingham International. The train operator is Cross Country, and I wasn't sure if the trains would be comfortable intercity diesel type ones, or a little two carriage local train? Many thanks in advance!