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Money Moral Dilemma: My son's friend borrowed his bike and it got stolen - should his parents pay?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... My son cycled to a friend's house and left his bike there - his friend agreed to store it so my son could collect it a few days later. In the meantime, his friend borrowed it to pop into town, left it unlocked outside a shop for five minutes and it was stolen. The bike cost…
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Crosscountry Delay Repay - BACS
Hi all, Has anyone got a Delay Repay reimbursement from CrossCountry via BACS? It says up to 10 working days and got approved on the Friday. I'm currently 5 clear business days in, 8 days in total. Is there any pattern to their payment runs, eg they all go out on a certain day? What's the average time people are waiting…
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Train fine.. help 🙏
Afternoon, I commute regularly for work via the lovely train operator Northern and Transpenine express.. (aside from their company called constantly delays and cancellations. ) Today I've been issued with a £112 fine. I've booked a train ticket via train line for a return, I let Trainline work it's magic and thought it has…
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GWR aren't taking my complaints seriously - where next?
I've been to the rail ombudsman and got nowhere. In short - disabled and require passenger assistance. I always book in advance. They ask what help is needed - I need sighted guidance and a ramp. Some stations are unstaffed at certain times. I've been told when this happens I need to find staff on the train. I don't get a…
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Can I claim for extra costs incurred due to train not running
We had booked tickets to Gatwick airport tomorrow, we were aware that the first part of the journey would be bus replacement. Today Southern have advised there they have no drivers for the buses and the journey won’t start until a station 30 miles away. we have no means of getting to that station. We now have to drive to…
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Multi train journeys
Hi, enquiry on behalf of a friend. They want to use the rail network to do the following journeys. Glasgow to Birmingham. Birmingham to Exeter. Exeter to Southampton. Heathrow to Glasgow.. They have a Railcard and would be travelling over the last 2 weeks of Oct. Is there such a thing as a roaming ticket they could…
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Oyster with railcard vs contactless
I visit London about monthly, and usually use the tube while I'm there. I have an Oyster with Senior Railcard attached, so I get about 33% off - v good. However, being signed up to Oyster means TfL keep at least £20 of my cash on account, forever, for auto top-up. Is Oyster still worth it, despite being permanently minus…
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cheapest Ipswich to Norwich train
Hi trying to get the cheapest tix to Norwich from Ipswich Aug 25th Friday and return Saturday 26th. tried most companies, but it's really hard to tell if it's an open return or day return line. Anyone know what tix are called nowadays and what is the cheapest fare? Thanks
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bike shop service differences - best value?
Hi All, I've got a Dahon folding bike (with no gears and a pedal backwards rear brake) that I use for commuting a two days a week and it needs a service. All seems fine, but it's been a while and I'd like to get it thoroughly checked out. I've found three local bike shops that have good reviews, but I have no idea what I'm…
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Post 16 student railcard - what they don't tell you!
If anyone is thinking of college post GCSE's read on. You might want to rethink the cost & effort of any rail travel.After a year of sending my daughter to college (15mins on the train v 45mins in the car so train is a no-brainer), after putting up with countless train cancelations & delays (not to mention all the road…
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How to buy and use a one day Travelcard online.
I have been unable to find answers on buying Travelcards online despite searching various websites. Here is my situation... I am a pensioner who occasionally travels from CMK into London for a day.I usually buy a one day off peak Travelcard (either Avanti or London Northwestern depending upon the outward and return train…
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Do Midlands train operators ever have flash-sales on tickets?
I've recently spotted that Northern Rail are having a flash sale, with tickets from 0.50p to £2 each. Do any rail operators in the Midlands area ever hold flash sales on tickets?
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Rail ticket confusion
My DS2 has been accepted into a college a fair distance (for
him) to travel to each day (we assume it is each day as opposed to his lessons
being truncated into several (week) days as he has not received his timetable
yet). Anyway, I have looked at the guide (Cheap
train tickets – find hidden fares & split tickets -…
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Buying a railcard online - have you been caught by £10 admin fee?
My wife and I needed to renew our Two Together Railcard last month (the old one expired on 23 July). We prefer the plastic railcard issued online and delivered by post to both the digital railcard and paper railcard options. I renewed in late June (when I received the one month reminder) as I knew I'd be busy with other…
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Trainline Spit ticket - Rail Fine
My son has just come back from the Reading festival and travelled from Southampton to Reading on the train He bought his ticket last week using his Trainline App and obviously booked a train there and back The journey out was direct (last Thursday) The return journey (today) that he booked was part of Trainlines split save…
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Is there any long distance round trip by train that costs more than the 7 day All lines Rover ticket
Question as it says in the title. All lines 7 day Rover ticket currently costs £571 (some railcard discounts apply)
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London Kings X to Leeds
For 8th October i'm looking at a Grand Central train - 9.49am departure from Kings X to York. It arrives in York at 11.40amThere is a connecting train departing York at 11.49am to go to Leeds. However my concern is the 1st train could run late and i miss the 2nd train. The next train from York departs at 11.16am. I could…
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Sutton - avoiding driving on the M25
Hey everyone I've started a new job which involves travelling to the office once a month on a Monday to Sutton, London. The first time I went I drove to Stanmore, tube to Victoria and then a train to Sutton. I am wondering if there is another more efficient way of getting there - maybe a train station I can drive to then…
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Tube discussion/ticket validity Oyster/contactless
I have sometimes heard announcements on the tube where there is a significant delay/disruption that "your ticket will be valid on local buses or alternative routes". I can see how this works for a single paper ticket, but clearly this does not work by default for oyster/contactless for bus alternative after a broken tube…
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Flixbus or Megabus?
I'm travelling from Manchester to Bristol in a few weeks. Trains are over £100 (even with split tickets), Megabus is £40, and Flixbus is £25. I'd much rather go on the train but at these prices the coach is more tempting. I've used Megabus before, but not Flixbus. Is Flixbus any good?
