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Train Season Ticket - Another 'Any Permitted Route' query (shorter journey)
Hi, Apologies that the 'Permitted Route' question has been on here a few times but I can't see this specific query.I need to travel to London Waterloo on a weekly basis and therfore want a season or flexi ticket.My local station (Chandlers Ford) changes at Southampton Airport Parkway.I will mostly travel from the latter…
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Bus price cap in England [now extended to Dec 2024]
Hi, Does anyone know of an update on the bus fare price cap for the first three months of next year? I can't find anything online since the announcement in September. My local operator is Arriva and I can't see anything on their website about whether they're taking part in the scheme. Thanks
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How are cycle to work scheme payments calculated
Hi, I have a job which is paid through PAYE but is a zero hours contract. I typically earn variable amounts each month. I would like to take advantage of the cycle to work scheme offered by my employer but I'm not sure how the monthly payments are calculated in order to figure out the expected savings. How are the payments…
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Cashback on national rail tickets
I dont have a rail card but sometimes travel by train on various different train companies ie no specific one . Most commonly i use scotrail, south eastern trains, avanti, LNER , SW railway, southern trainsIs there a way i can get some cashback on train tickets i buy online. I have previously used the quidco website but…
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Which company do I claim my delay repay from?
I took a train last week, my ticket had a change in the middle where I had to get off and walk to the other station round the corner to get my second train. I do this fairly regularly. The first train was about 20 minutes late meaning I missed my connection. Trains on the second leg of my route were cancelled for the…
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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…
