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Help to get student discount for bus travel to and from college ?
My 16 year daughter starts full time at college next week and I am trying to find out if she can get student discount for using the bus to get to and from college. Bedford college website says you can only get travel help if you earn below £30,000... https://bedfordcollegegroup.ac.uk/student-life/faqs/ The bus operator is…
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Train strike Sept 15th
Just for info. I was due to travel Sept 15th. The company I bought tickets from (Cross Country) have allowed me to alter my travel date for no penalty or extra fees. BTW they are not the company I will be travelling with.
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Bike accessory recommendations please
Evening all, I decided to finally take advantage of the cycle to work scheme and got a new bike, that will be built and delivered hopefully within the next week. Now I'm looking for assistance on a couple of accessories. * What bike lock should I get - googling suggests no more than 10% of the bike value, but all I can see…
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Bus cancellations-companies liabilities
I recently travelled from Scarborough to Whitby on Arriva's X93 service and went for the last but one return service at 18.41 (leaving a margin for any unforeseen circumstances). The bus didn't turn up so I hung around for an hour for the last service at 19.41 which also failed to turn up. At this point I was stranded 20…
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Single bus journeys in England to be capped at £2 for the first three months of next year
The fare for single bus journeys in England will be capped at £2 between 1 January and 31 March next year in an effort to help tackle the cost of living crisis. The cap will only apply to single journeys but the Department for Transport (DfT) said the move could save passengers an average of £3 per single fare... Read the…
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£2 bus fare cap from Jan 2023 for 3 months
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/2-bus-fare-cap-across-england-to-save-passengers-money
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Rail strike 26th Sept 2022
Was planning to travel to Edinburgh on the 26th Sept, but following the announcement of the 24 hr strike planned for noon that day, i changed my journey to the 25th Sept. I have just noticed that tickets are still available for 26th/27th Sept on Trainline. Are the rail companies confident of putting on these services? Have…
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Disabled train travel in France
As a new wheelchair user looking to make their first train journey in France, I am becoming overwhelmed with trying to sort it all out. There will be 2 disabled adults (1 wheelchair user) and 1 15 year old travelling, probably on a Ouigo train. I can't figure out how to book it as on the Ouigo site it only allows for 2…
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Avanti tickets sold out
Hi - would appreciate any input into my query below. A friend and I need to travel up to Manchester from Euston for the final weekend of August as we are going to the Old Trafford test match with a group of friends. We are travelling up on the afternoon of Friday 26 August to stay with one of our group who lives in…
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Northern Rail Penalty Fare
hi, Sorry if this has been posted before. my wife and I were hit with a penalty fare last Friday and want to know what people think (please be polite). I caught a train form Preston to Manchester. We didn't buy tickets using the app as we wanted advice on which ticket to buy/if there was any weekend deals to be had. The…
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Using the underground with through rail ticket
I have bought an Advance rail ticket for a journey coming up this week, but as my ticket shows I can use any routes ( though I have a seat resevatioon on a London train ) there does not seem to be a symbol showing my ticket is valid for the underground. Obviously I could take a taxi or go by bus, but my question is, how /…
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Delay Repay on split ticket
I was travelling back from Liverpool Lime Street to Reading, travelling on London North Western from Liverpool to Birmingham, then Cross Country from Birmingham to Reading. I had a flexible day return, split into 5 parts: Liverpool to Penkridge, Penkridge to Smethwick Galton Bridge, Smethwick Galton Bridge to Leamington…
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Railcard first purchase help
My daughter needs to purchase a 16-17 railcard to start a-levels in September. The train line have a discount code but I’ve read lots of negative feedback and it needs to be as simple as possible for her. Can you buy tickets to travel from any company regardless of who you bought the railcard from? I want to save as much…
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Train Ticket Refund.
My Son purchased a ticket from Liverpool to Bodmin. The first train was replaced with a coach due to an 'incident'. The second train was delayed due to this, so he caught that. But the next two connections where missed. It became doubtful that he would make the connection to Bodmin as he was now considerably behind…
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Best way to get to old Trafford stadium
I'm taking my son to Manchester for the stadium tour at old Trafford. We are staying near print works in the city centre. What's the best way to get to the stadium in using public transport. I was thinking tram but couldn't understand which the nearest stop was. I need to get on at exchange square.
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MSE News: Rail fares in England to rise in March next year but by less than inflation
Rail fares in England will go up next year but by less than the rate of inflation, the Government has said. The exact rise is yet to be announced but the increase will come in March 2023 instead of the usual rise in January. Read the full story: 'Rail fares in England to rise in March next year but by less than inflation –…
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Advance ticket for strike day 13th August
I have an advance ticket for travel from Tonbridge to Barnstaple on 13th August. It involves Southeastern, London Tube and Great Western Railway. GWR are not running a service on the branch line from Exeter to Barnstaple on the day. Can I use my ticket the day before (12th) just without a reserved seat? If so should I…
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Compensation claim for a journey that wasn't delayed but involved a change of train
I recently travelled on a London - Glasgow LNER service. The last three stops were meant to be Edinburgh, Motherwell and Glasgow, but the train had to terminate in Edinburgh due to a lack of train crew. I was going to Glasgow. We disembarked at Edinburgh and were told to get the next Scot Rail service to Glasgow. This…
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London to Birmingham, Birmingham to London
A few years back I was recommended a way to find cheap train tickets (£6) for these one way journeys by searching and then refining the search to select a tick box which revealed the cheap tickets. I've not travelled by train for awhile and can now see the train websites have all changed. What is the newest way of getting…
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Which Taxi App is the Best Overall for the Biggest Cities in the UK?
Hi, Getting to a place by train or plane seems to be a nightmare nowadays with all this travel strike chaos. Is there a taxi app that compares the fares to find out which taxi app service is the cheapest for a route within the city? Which taxi app is recommended to download that is the best overall in price, customer…