Public transport & cycling

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…

🚴‍♀️ 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…

Hi everyone. My father is turning 60 next month. I'm looking for a quality electric bike for him. It will be mostly used for pleasure. He likes medium/long-distance cycle rides but sadly he can't do it anymore riding a normal bike. I have heard of a few brands but before I want to ask for recommendations. Thanks.

Ticketing In general you should use a contactless pay-as-you-go payment card (debit, credit, or Google/Apple pay), which is modern and doesn’t require topping up, a payment to TFL, etc. However, for railcard holders only you may be required to buy an Oyster card. For certain situations you should buy tickets. Weekly,…

A return ticket to my place of work costs about £30 per day. I can also get a Flexi ticket which lets me do 8 journeys in a 30-day period at a cost of £221. I am based in the Midlands. I was in Budapest recently and their public transport system was world class. Regular buses (with digital signage at every stop). The trams…

Just in case anyone is interested https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/652985

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…

I'm here ranting about how rip-off the public transport single journey fares here in the UK, so I'm considering if it will be worthwhile for me to buy a car as I'm now spending approximately about £100 per month in transport. I currently use a bus monthly ticket at £61 per month, but in effect I normally spend about £80…

There must be hundreds of Railcard holders amongst MSE's user base, hence this query. My wife and I pay each year for our Two Together 12 month discount card -- but the card hasn't been usable for over a month because of the coronavirus situation. Folks with motor insurance policies are getting refunds from their insurers…

Train operators are transferring all revenue and cost risks to the Government due to the coronavirus pandemic – and anyone holding an advance train ticket will be able to get a refund free of charge... Read the full story: All train tickets to be refundable as Government temporarily takes over rail operators Click reply…

I live in Burnham (berkshire) and travel regularly to London for work. I have recently come across people in Slough/Burham giving XYZ reasons and asking me to buy train ticket. They dont ask for money. Is this scam ? or are they genuine or just trying to get intot the station /train for doing naughty/illegal things ? 

I need to get back from Stansted on a Sunday in a few weeks, driving and parking was one option but parking was coming out quite expensive so looked at trains. I'm used to being able to get Advance train tickets if you buy sufficiently ahead of time but was surprised to see that there are none available for Stansted…

Hi all, grateful for some advice please on the cheapest way to travel around London. I live in zone 3 and work in zone 1. I’m expected to go into the office between 2-3 days a week and I sometimes travel into zone 1 on other days. The daily cap for zone 1 to 3 travel is £10 (until March 2025, anyway, as I think current…

First Bus website confirms the price increase from 1 January 2025. This also affects weekly, monthly and other ticket types. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/buy-tickets/ways-pay/fares Tap on tap off fares will be calculated by mileage, under 6 miles £2.40 and over 6 miles £3, one way and overall capped to the cost of a weekly…

Hi After a terrible day yesterday travelling on EMR I now find their delay repay form isn’t working. Supposed to select stations from a drop down list but it’s not there. Do you think it’s crashed, as most of the line was a shambles yesterday including bus replacement drivers not able to leave on scheduled time due to…

I'm looking to do a trip to the Wirral, which will involve changing from the Merseyrail Northern Line to the Wirral Line. I want to do this with a bike, so assume I will need to use lifts. I've heard that the lifts at Central and Moorfields are quite small, so I'm concerned I won't be able to fit the bike into them. Does…

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/thousands-set-refunded-rail-fare-131325240.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn7lxjz3ek3o

Hi. Maybe someone could direct me into better forum for this subject, I have no idea if someone would have enough knowledge here, I'll try anyway. Im looking for a e-bike , I have been reading about it and from what I can see its best if its not more than 20kg but majority is about 25kg. I need something thats good to go…

Currently LNER (which operates trains on the London/Edinburgh route) is undertaking a "pilot scheme" which they are trying to portray as a "simplification of fares". However, they are trying to abolish something which has been a fundamental feature of UK rail travel for decades - the "off-peak" ticket. This is a ticket…

Single trip £2 capped bus fares in Lincolnshire extended until 31 Dec. 2024 https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/news/article/1707/a-christmas-fare-extended-

Just a heads up.... I was asked to show my railcard on a service this week. I have a screenshot of it and have successfully shown this (and had it QR scanned) on numerous occasions. This time the inspector wanted to see the original with the hologram flickering, I was on a countryside service with weak 4g and I was…

This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I've recently learned one of my friends has been deliberately evading train fares for some time by 'short faring' - buying tickets for only part of the journeys he makes. Should I report him to the train firm concerned, which could lead to him being issued a penalty fare…