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Oyster Card now costs £7 non refundable--Best prepaid contactless debit card alternative
Transport for London (TfL) recently changed what they charge to get an Oyster Card to £7, and that's also now not refundable (turned into credit after one year or refunded when you give back the card). Cards bought/issued before the date of change will still be refundable or get the £5 returned in credit (except the…
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electric bikes
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…
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Cycle to work end of scheme payment
I am looking at taking up the cycle to work scheme through Caboodle. It mentions at the end of the scheme, were you rent the bike. You can buy the bike. Though it doesn't say how much this would cost. Any idea how this is worked out? Thanks
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Lime bike charges
I am charged for individual bike rides but then I am also charged a "group ride" where a few individual ones are grouped together. I have raised this with Lime but I am not getting a response, other than we are looking into it, and there is no number to call. Over the course of two days I was charged a total of £115! Any…
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Fine for not having a ticket
Hi my daughter bought her train ticket on line in advance, but unfortunately got on the wrong train which was a different company. She was asked to show her ticket which she did then discovered her error . She gave her name and address and a few days later a letter arrived stating she had a fine of £ 50 for evading paying…
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Ferry Travel delays
Are there any standard procedures for recompensing UK Ferry Travel delays? The Isle of Wight is suffering badly from substandard services from it's ferry providers - one of whom at least provide vouchers for complimentary hot drinks for delays of two hours and more, the other - Wightlink - provide absolutely nothing!
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Train inspector took my details, he said company will write back, what happens next?
I went onto a train without a ticket which was a journey from where I live. As I got off there were some official people, a police officer. The official guy who was checking tickets asasked me for my reason which I said I forgot. I said I take the journeys a few times a week. He took my name, address, etc, signature.…
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Re. Flexible ticket from Newcastle to Alnmouth
I am looking at a possible Advance ticket from London Kings X to Newcastle and then a separate Transpennine ticket from Newcastle to Alnmouth. Last time I did a similar trip, I didn't need to buy the Transpennine ticket in advance. Is that still the case?
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Trip.com Railcard Activation
I know that you have to buy a train ticket on Trip.com to activate the railcard but do you know if you have to be using that specific Railcard for the purchase? I don't need to use my Two Together as had already bought the train ticket, however, I do need to buy a different train ticket and will use a different Railcard.…
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Entitled to free hospital transport?
Hi. Not sure if this is the right place for such a thread. My wife and I live in Durham and she's just been sent to London on a random Wednesday morning to chat with a consultant. They couldn't have picked a more inconvenient time but it's been a long, long wait. Can't go down on the Tuesday night because…
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Trip.com - two together railcard
Last year, I bought an online two together railcard using Tesco Clubcard. Both of us had the railcard app on our phones, was provided with a code and the railcard was visible on both phones on the Railcard app. This year I was tempted by the trip.com £12 offer, I was lucky enough to get one of the 50 offered yesterday.…
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Train strike - split tickets - refunds
Hi I booked an entire journey via the Trainline. This was a split ticket booking. The journey was from Edinburgh to Southampton parkway (we had flown to Scotland) and were heading home. Two rail operators - LNER and SWR. SWR and Tube was the leg from London Kings Cross via Waterloo to Southampton. On the day of travel SWR…
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Best ways to minimise punctures on bike
I've got a fairly old Boardman Hybrid (Comp Performance Series). I've not ridden for a few years & noticed the original Continental tyres supplied on the bike (Ultra Race) 700x28 punctured a lot. I was only travelling on main roads so not off road at all. I was recommended Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres which are now fitted…
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London Underground, Disabled Railcard and Foreign Visitor
I'm seeking some advice as I have a visitor from Australia with me towards the end of June and am doing my best to plan things. I have a digital Disabled Person's Railcard and wondered what the best course of action was with tickets on the London Underground. I have searched and the threads I found were from 2010 and 2012,…
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Bus pass petition...
Just in case anyone is interested https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/652985
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Senior Railcards
I have just booked a trip to York from Edinburgh with Trainline, however two passengers have senior cards but when I tried to add second one, the message said only one could be used. Thoughts please, thanks
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Network Railcard annual savings
I've had a Network Railcard for almost a year now and it's coming up for renewal. Quick question - is there an easy way to see how many times I've used it and how much I've saved? FYI I am not a regular train user but do try to use them when possible.
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Network Rail Card Question
Morning! First time Network Rail Card buyer so this may be a silly question... is there a best site to buy it through and is there anyway to get a discount when buying the card? I'm looking to mostly use it to travel on my own into London off-peak, but also on weekends with family. Thanks!
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Battery issue with e bike Carrera Crosscity E bike
Posted this on another category but it was suggested I post on this category Can anyone help with a Carrera Crosscity E bike x2 purchased from Halfords in Aug 2017 The batteries were stored as per the owners manual and last week decided to charge the batteries with the charger showing as green that told us the batteries…
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London Marathon Underground query
I'll be travelling down to London on Saturday to see a show. I'll be staying overnight in a hotel in Marylebone (near the Edgeware Road Station). The following day, I'll be going to see the Frameless Immersive Art Experience in the morning (a 15-minute walk from the hotel). Now is going to be quieter to walk back to…
