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Archives for June 2014

friends and family railcard
hi all does anyone know if there is going to be a code for money off the friends and family railcard many thanks peter
wembley stadium travel after a concert
I am going to a concert at wembley stadium saturday night and travelling back to liverpool street station afterwards would i be best getting the train or just using the tube. I can imagine it is going to be very busy so any advice would really help me as i am worried about missing the last tube or train back. many thanks…
London Midland Sale - until 4th July
I hadn't seen this posted anywhere and couldn't find it searching, so apologies if this has already been featured. London Midland have a sale on for the World Cup, finishing 4th July for advance and off-peak return tickets for outward travel until 22nd August, return up to a month after.…
Train fair from Luton to Bedford off peak savings?
Hello all. I have been looking online to try see if I can save some money off my train fair but I not seen anything that would help me. I need to travel from Luton town centre station to Bedford main station off Ashburnham road. It would be 7pm or later I would travel and return would be open. And I would use the train up…
Rail Travel Voucher question
Hi, I am planning on using a Rail Travel Voucher to book a train from London to Edinburgh. I got the Rail Travel Vouchers as compensation from a delayed journey a while ago. My question is, can I go to the ticket office at a London Underground tube station and get the tickets there? I'm guessing not...but just wanted to…
Middle aged women using stand up scooters for commuting?
Have to say it looks daft, especially when they also wear a backpack - makes them look like overgrown tweens [is that the term for young teens?] I think they're used by people who dont need to commute too far and those who are too scared to cycle on the roads so now they are inconveniencing pedestrians with this…
Southeastern Railway £20 penalty fare unjustifed
Hello I would love to get some advice on my situation. I traveled from one station to another at the first station I had 5 minutes to board my train but there was a long line for the ticket machine and office I asked a passing employee if I could buy a ticket from them and they asked me what train i wanted, I told them and…
Question about my 1st Senior Concessionary Trave Pass
To-day I have received my pass what I want to know is it activated now or do I have to wait until 6th July my actual state-pensin age. Don't want it to get rejected on the bus and get shown up.
Car bike rack - do I need a lighting board?
I'm looking at getting a Peruzzo Verona or similar cycle rack rack for my Ford Fiesta (2006). It needs to be a rear strap on rack as we don't have a tow bar, and already have a roof box. It's no problem finding a rack which will fit the car, but it is unclear whether a full trailer lighting board will be required, or just…
She side swiped two cars and almost doored me.
It just wasn't her day. It was a lovely sunny day yesterday and I was happily cycling east along Oving Road in Chichester. As is usual on that road, my side is full of parked cars, leaving not quite enough room for two cars to pass in opposite directions. Most eastbound drivers are sensible and pull into gaps to allow cars…
Anyone with a travelcard on Oyster been penalised for not touching in or out?
I have an annual gold card on my Oystercard. I frequently use London Overground. More and more I am seeing ticket inspectors by the exits and on the trains because so many stations have no gates at the exit. There are often police to support the revenue staff. I am curious to know if anyone with a travelcard has had a…
Cornwall Sleeper Train
Hello I've been keeping an eye out for super advance tickets. The cheapest I've seen have been 119 pounds for two. I understood you can get them for 69 pounds. Am I being too slow, or is 119 pounds the cheapest over the summer period. I am just preparing to buy them for late September! Thanks Karen
Oyster card inspectors: using someone else's card
I understand that you can't transfer an annual travelcard on an Oyster card e.g. letting someone else use yours. However, how would inspectors know it if it was yours or not? If it was a child or OAP card - and you clearly don't look like a schoolkid or old person - I can believe inspectors would be suspicious when they…
Selling on train tickets I no longer need
Is there any places or methods of selling train tickets I can no longer use? Tickets are non refundable or the smaller refundable ones are wiped out with £10 cancellation fees lol Be nice to get something for them and someone could get a bargain. One is Doncaster to Edinburgh next Sunday, 1st class
Penalty Fare Notice
This morning i was given a penalty fare notice on the London Overground for not swiping my Oyster card. I wonder if I have any grounds for appeal fr the following. I was on my way to work, as I do 5 days a week. When I change from a late shif to an early shift I have problems getting to sleep, so I take a sleeping tablet.…
Train Tickets - Coventry to London
HI there, I'm looking for cheap train tickets Coventry to London, waterloo and baker street to be exact. ( Or to Madame Tussauds) How do I travel so much with keeping it really cheap? Is that pass or card I can get for the day?? Cheers,
Really dumb question about changing gear on a bike!
I have 6 gears on my bike, on a twist thing on the handlebar. When I am changing gear, should I stop pedaling while I change? or freewheel , or what? I am new-again to cycling and my last bike was a Raleigh Shopper, in about 1975 and it only had three gears on a kind of a trigger thing on the handlebars, so these twist…
Causing a problem when parking.
Hi all, I know that there is a law which states that a car should not be parked close to a junction. Is there on that states that a car should not be parked as to cause a problem for someone getting on and off their driveway. I live on a road where a family has 6 cars between them, I always park on my drive even if I am…
16yr old bus fine....
A colleague's child (16) has just been stopped on the bus by an inspector for not paying the adult fare (genuine mistake) name and details taken to attract a 35gbp penalty. OK, so who is actually liable for the penalty? The parent? Or the child? Just interested in the responses as to whether the bus company follows these…
2hour15 min MegaBus delay on 2hour45min jouney (5h total) leads to missed £120 event
Hi all, I wondered if anyone could help with this situation. On Saturday at 3.45 I got a MegaBus coach from Bristol (UWE) to London which was scheduled to arrive at 6.30, but arrived just after 8.45, a journey time of 5 hours. This delay meant that I missed an event which I had bought two tickets for myself and a friend at…

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