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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?
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Cheap train tickets using The Trainline.com
I don't know if this works on other journeys but it a train from Adlington (Lancs) to Salford Crescent costs £7.60 on trainline.com. A ticket from Adlington (Lancs) to Deansgate, which is one stop further, is £3.60, over a 50% saving. I presume there are popularity algorithyms at work. I presume getting off early isn't…
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Processing fee for Delay Repay
West Midlands Trains seem to charge a processing fee for any Delay Repay. Is this actually legal? I would not get my 25% back if it is.
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Arriva charged my account via NFC even though I presented a return ticket
I took a bus journey last Wednesday and paid for a return ticket. I paid using google pay NFC. Upon my return journey, I scanned my return ticket. The next day I noticed two charges appeared on my account. one for the return ticket I bought and then another for slightly less. I have contacted my bank and they told me the…
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Stagecoach Industrial Action
Hi, Please can I ask for any advice on is it possible to claim back my unused travel pass during the Stagecoach Manchesters Industrial Action on the 11, 12, 13, 14 August. I pay via direct debit for a monthly pass. Thank you in advance for any help.
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TfL plans to stop the paper One Day all zones Travelcard (and Travelcard add-ons to rail tickets)
https://haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/travelcards for the consultation I would suggest you provide an opinion to keep the travelcard (for what it is worth) Paper travelcards are something of a niche product these days. The concept is a paper ticket, available on the day, covering zones 1-4 (anytime pricing) or 1-6 (peak and…
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TFL hopper fare
So you I know the unlimited travel with an hour, but does it apply twice in a day. So I make a hopper journey to destination then few hours later same route back. So would that be two fares(with four buses) or does it stop after first time and just reach the daily ca, because technically it should cost me price of two…
