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Attractions and venues that offer a discount when you arrive by public transport
Seen a few of these types of offers recently so thought it might be good to compile a bit of a list. The best known is probably the National Rail 2 for 1 scheme which is well documented on MSE's Deals pages here. But less well known are the deals available at London attractions (including the Tower of London and Hampton…
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Public Transport & Cycling Sticky
🚴♀️ Handy Forum threads from this board: * Beginners guide to cycle commuting * MoneySaving for cyclists discussion 🚂 Other relevant content from MoneySavingExpert.com: * Cheap train and coach deals * MoneySaving tips for cyclists * Cheap train tickets * Train season ticket calculator * Train delays * Oyster card refunds…
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do trainline train tickets have a fixed time?
Need to book a train ticket from Stansted airport, and the Trainline prices are good. But can I only take the train I booked for? What happens if the flight is late and I can only take a later train? Thanks.
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Trainpal Question
Just purchased 3 year Family and Friends Railcard via the Trainpal advice for £60. Hopeful to get some use off this over the next few years. Questions are I use the trainline app for a lot of local trips and the option to use railcard for even cheaper fares is available. Can I add the railcard to my trainline app.…
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Arriva Charged Kids DD ticket
I've been charged by arriva for my kids monthly bus ticket this month, which seems a little off due to the government subsidising "kids go free" travel for the whole of August. I've emailed Arriva and requested they refund this month's charges, but are they allowed to charge this if the government have mandated free kids…
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Impossible flat tyre.
This was the reasonably sizeable 29x2.4" tyre on my new bike. Had a ride, all was well, parked it in t'garage, went out the following day for another spin, and the front tyre was dead flat. Completely squished flat where it was in contact with the floor. Sigh. Wheel and tyre offski, tube pulled out, checked inside of tyre…
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£2 national bus fare cap from 1st January 2027 for a year
At the moment the £3 national bus fare cap applies until 31st March 2027. It has been announced this will be replaced by a £2 national bus fare cap from 1st January 2027 for a year. The £3 scheme will continue until 31st December 2026. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cheaper-travel-for-millions-with-a-third-off-fares
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Avanti's scam Claim Delay Repay
Train was 81 minutes late, so put in a claim for the 100% refund I'm owed. Avanti sent me the money within hours - but only half of it, claiming it was less than 60 minutes late. So I emailed a complaint and they replied with: Thank you for getting in contact with Avanti West Coast regarding your Delay Repay compensation…
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LCD-P3H-U29 ebike display. Anyone familiar?
Hi. Just bought a basic - but very impressive for the money - ebike, which comes with the above display. I'm familiar with the 'P' programs, but P05 isn't behaving as it should. This sets the number of 'assist' levels, from 3 to 5 to 9; the more levels, the greater number of speed options. Supposedly. It came set at '3'…
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Railcards rarely checked on Avanti
I have just been to Glasgow and back. My ticket was checked 4 or 5 times across both journeys but I was only asked to show the Senior Railcard once. In comparison, journeys with the same Railcard on Network South East or Anglia often trap me at the ticket barrier. Anyone else had similar experience on Avanti or other…
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Trainpal - Cancel for any reason policy - misselling
Highlighting this as the £1.99 policy which is offered isn't worth a jot. The company hide T&C's away which means that if your circumstances change they won't refund the fares on Advance tickets This policy shouldn't be offered on such tickets. Their agents are poor too. They clearly come across this lots as post…
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GWR (non)refund system
I bought tickets (overnight sleeper) from GWR for £379, immediately realised I had bought the wrong date and needed tickets for the next day, that's when it all went wrong. Tried online but not possible to get change of ticket so contacted GWR who told me to buy new tickets ( another £379) and then get a refund. That was a…
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Bike tyres bulge out of rims
I have a cheap bike bought from Halfords about 10 years. It’s not used a lot. I pumped the tyres up to 3 bars and I noticed that both had a bit of the tyre not seated properly in the rim. The tyres say maximum pressure is 60 psi so 3 bar is within spec. Is it possible that the tyre beads have stretched? Do I just need new…
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Paid for first class, no first class carriages on train
Last night we had first class tickets on the 23.37 Greater Anglia route London Stratford to Manningtree after the Take That concert. When the train arrived it had no first class carriages. It was the type format of train they use for the Stansted express. We had paid an extra £10 each for the tickets to try to ensure we…
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Train Cancelled but TfW claim a replacement bus was provided
I was due to travel on the last train for the evening from my local station. When I arrived 20 minutes early it was showing as 'delayed' on the station screen. I checked on the TfW app which showed that it hadn't left it's originating station some hour's journey away. The screen and app continued to show it as 'delayed'…
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Visitor Oyster Cards - how do they work?
Hi - can anyone explain to me how these work? I bought two Visitor Oyster Cards pre-loaded with £10 credit each for a recent day trip to London. The TfL website suggests that £15 credit should be enough to start if visiting London for two days, so I believed £10 each was sufficient for our trip as believed there is a…
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Bus tips & tricks
I'd love to hear some of your tips and tricks for bus travel. Here are a few of mine (bearing in mind that I'm a Londoner): * A kid told me that he always looks out for the brand new buses by checking their reg plate, because the new ones in his area of South London are equipped with charging ports. He'll wait until a new…
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Warning on revenue inspection with apple pay and express transport.
The gist is that if you have one card on your apple pay set as the express transport card and a different as your default apple pay card, when you meet a revenue inspection you need to change over the card that is checked in your apple pay to the card used for your express transport. Otherwise you risk a default charge or…
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Train Ncle to Manchester
2 pensioners looking to travel Newcastle upon Tyne to Manchester, we have a 2 together railcard and will be travelling Wed 27th May am, back Thursday pm, staying overnight in city centre. I am finding online booking totally baffling, and cannot find any tel no to speak to anyone. Does anyone know of a ticket place that…
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Rail travel
Hi Just looking for ways to save money on the train. My local buses are very cheap and good but going further I need the train. For example reading to burton on trent return is about £90 That's on cross country network Is there anyway I could reduce the cost of that journey for example?
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Trainpal - train cancellation part of the journey
My lad has booked a trip through trainpal: Lancaster to Norwich this Sunday. The Manchester Picadilly to Peterborough East Midlands train has been cancelled for that leg of the journey. I understand that he could use his ticket for the next East Mids train, but there isn't one that day. There is a train from Manchester…
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Seat reservations on Avanti West coast
I have just booked Advance tickets with seat reservations from Euston to Glasgow. I wanted table seats because of the long journey but had to pay a higher price to get them. I haven't had that before. If I were to board the train and find that someone else had claimed my seat, would I be able to insist? In the past I…
