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Archives for April 2016

Refund of Taxi Fare by Train Operator??
I'll try to be as brief as possible! On Tuesday my DH, Son and a friend arrived from along haul flight to Gatwick. Unfortunately due to industrial action there was no train running to our destination. I asked at the information desk how we could get to Portsmouth and was told to go to Brighton and then on from there. We…
Delay Repay - Which company to apply to.
Hi Hubby booked a train from east anglia to brighton bought ticket from abellio anglia website. First two trains to london were run by abellio anglia and train from london to brighton by thameslink. Train from london to brighton was delayed 3 hours and no option to go to another station - they said he could claim through…
TfL Fares
I have a feeling I know the answer to this one, but hoping I'm wrong. I work four days a week and it works out cheaper to use contactless rather than pay for a season ticket. I go from Zone 1 to Zone 7. - £5.60 While this is all fine and everything, it is slightly quicker for me to go:- Zone 1 to Zone 4 - £3.90 Zone 4 to…
Over 60s Oyster Card
Can anyone help please? My friend is about to turn 60 and is keen to get an Over 60s Oyster Card for free travel. The problem is that while she lives in London and has done for years, she rents a room in a house, so therefore doesn't have any utility bills in her name to prove she's a resident. She's registered for voting…
Time gap limits?
I went to Waltham Cross from Sloane Square via Tottenham Hale. TFL Single fare finder said the fare was £4. Thing is you need to exit the tube at Tottenham Hale and get onto the overground to complete the journey. Is there a limit to the time you can take between exiting the tube and entering the overland train? i.e could…
A little advice please on bike repair
Hi, I have a Carrera Subway One hybrid bike and have tried to get to the bottom of an annoying feeling when I ride it. All I can do is try to explain that it doesnt make a noise but it feels grindy ?!? and also gears 7 and 8 slip a lot. Apart from that the front gears work ok and 1 to 6 on the back change fine. Also last…
Booking train for a station thats before you get on
So Virgin East Coast release tickets in two swathes for journeys in and out of Kings Cross. i.e. ones York and Northwards are released months before those South of York. Has anyone had need to book (say from York) even though they know they wont get on until further South and is it actually allowed? Possibly so they know…
Oyster price to Gatwick
Hi Anybody able to confirm if the price to Gawick (including a journey into and out of London stations) costs no more than a one day travel card?
Buying rail tickets early might not be the best
I travel Weymouth to Reading regularly & buy my tickets well ahead. However, on my latest look to book (with our Senior Rail Cards) I was only offered £79 return for two people. I could get two singles for c.£22 to get there but the single return was more than £69 ish. I had to wait another 3 weeks before the return fare…
Delay Repay Declined... again and again and again
Requested a Delay Repay Refund from Thameslink Railway. So far I have received 10 emails telling me my claim has been declined. I'm fine with it being declined, but I'm not so happy with receiving an email everyone 6 and a half minutes (without fail) to be told about it. It started over an hour ago, hence I'm up to 10…
Delay Repay Delay
Late last month there was an issue with my train due to a storm knocking down lines the previous day. I finally got to work half an hour late (journey was delayed an hour). I applied for the compensation and was told it would take 21 days to investigate the claim. It is 21 days later and I receive a notice saying that my…
Sportspace Hemel Parking fine
Trainline Advance ticket help!
Apologies in advance but I'm beginning to think I'm missing something. I am looking to travel Edinburgh to London in September. So more than 12 weeks away. I can already purchase these from the trainline, not that cheap. I looked the other day and signed up for their alert for which I got 2 emails the following morning, a…
Train travelling help
I live in Norwich and will be starting to go to Birmingham a few times a month as I need to go to the hospital there. I've only ever got the train to London before and that was ages ago. I can drive but won't be able to as I have to have operations. What is the cheapest way to travel by train from Norwich to Birmingham…
Megabus - big release of £3 tickets for summer 2016
Megabus have released tickets for travel on many if not all UK Megabus routes (excluding journeys wholly within Scotland) up to and including Sunday 2 October. http://uk.megabus.com/1-million-3pound-fares-up-for-grabs.aspx Megabus state they have made one million £3 fares available across the summer. Normally the booking…
Disablity travel card with carer
Our local council has cut transport to college for disabled young people . How does this affect Y.P incapable of travelling alone and needs someone to travel with them- not able to speak and plan /no road safety etc. College starts before disabled bus pass starts off peak. How does it work? Basically travel costs are…
Park & Ride 'Made Up' Parking Fee
I am a student at York college and started parking in the Park and ride across the road whilst at college following a parking fine (they finally dropped it) from tesco. One day i left the car and was approached by a parking warden who told me college student cant park here, you must buy a ticket or leave. He let me off but…
FGW season ticket questions...
(am hoping to ask the very same Q.s to FGW staff, but it won't do any harm to have asked you lot first...) Q.1 - is it possible to buy a single season ticket that runs between specified dates? I work term-time only, so for example this term's season ticket should be from Monday 11 April up until Friday 27 May. Q.2 - is it…
National Express Ticket Search
I was planning to book a ticket from Nottingham to London Victoria using National Express online Booking site. As a student, that costs me £5. I noticed that this coach makes a stop at London Finchley Road which is actually more convenient for me. I go back to the search facility and look at Nottingham to London Finchley…
Bristol - bournemouth Train. Cheapest way?
I will soon be making a return journey once a week from Bristol to Bournemouth , leaving on one day, returning the next and am looking for the cheapest train ticket. I am not young or old enough for a railcard and it doesn't look as though I can save any money by splitting the ticket. I will be sure to get a CC so that I…

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