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Public transport & cycling
Archives for November 2014
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Mastercard Fare Free Friday
"Travel around London on Friday 14 November using your contactless MasterCard® card or device and we'll refund your fare." You have to pay up front but they will refund you within 28 days so, technically speaking it is free. It is up to a maximum of £21.80 which means you get unlimited travel on all zones from 04:30am…
First Class Virgin Trains Seat Sale
You have to book by 17 Nov and travel between 6 Dec and 10 Jan. A few of the fares have 30% off, some have more. Perfect if your making a special trip over Christmas and want to make it special/ more comfortable. Excluded travel dates: 24 to 29 December Just go to VirginTrains.co.uk and the first class seat sale is on the…
MSE News: Tube fares to rise 2.5% next year, but daily usage caps will fall
Tube fares will increase by slightly less next year than they did this year, but the daily cap for PAYG users will fall... Read the full story: Tube fares to rise 2.5% next year, but daily usage caps will fall Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all…
Sharing my OysterCard
I don't live in London and I haven't used my OysterCard in several years, but I have just checked online and TFL still recognises my card. Apparently it is fine for me to lend my PAYG card to anybody, but if two of us get on the bus at the same time we are not allowed to swipe the card twice. How does that make sense?
Fare Free Friday - London 14th November
Touch in to travel in London using MasterCard contactless on Friday 14 November and you fare will be refunded. MasterCard Contactless – TfL – Fare Free Friday Full Terms & Conditions 1. This offer is open to MasterCard Contactless card and device holders. 2. Offer only valid if using a MasterCard Contactless enabled card…
Northern Rail fair-dodge letter
A friend (it's not me) got a letter on Saturday from Northern Rail You can see it in this link: http://postimg.org/image/5bg5wlgxh/ The facts are - she arrived at Chorley station at peak time and found the queue longer than five minutes - she asked a member of staff if she could board without a ticket and was allowed -…
FGW - reserving (multiple) seats with a season ticket
hi I have an annual season ticket for my new commute bath spa to oxford. The ticket office get quite grumpy printing reservations for the didcot to bath return section of my route (this is the only section where a reservation is required to get a seat), as each day must be looked up on their system and printed separately.…
TFL contactless payments
does anybody use the TFL contactless payments system? the reason i ask is i visit London about 4 -6 times a year and looked at the pay as you go oyster cards but didn't fancy paying for the card and then having unused credit on it for months at a time I just wondered what real life experience you had of the TFL contactless…
mins from london
hello! I need to find all the stations perimetrically of London from where you can be within 30 minutes in london by train or any other public transport I am researching areas out of London to buy home and I need to know all the train stations or other public transport stations that are maximum 30 minutes far from London…
Weekend of Travel - Advice Needed
Between December 6th-8th I am planning to travel the length of the country to watch 4 premier league football matches. I live in Southampton and a brief summary of the games I'm planning on seeing are as follows: Newcastle v Chelsea (Sat 12:30) Man City v Everton (Sat 17:30) West Ham v Swansea (Sun 13:30) Southampton v Man…
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