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Traintickets.com
I booked tickets on Monday night and I have had no email confirmation sent and got no booking reference! I have checked all folders and nothing come through! Been on the website and sent an email to them but no reply! Getting a bit worried and booked 2 adults and child ticket for Sunday 29th of May for the championship…
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Delay Repay with Oyster card cap
I recently had a journey that was Zone 6 national rail plus underground and the total fee for the day hit the daily cap of £14.10. My outbound journey shows up in my Oyster account as £8.90 My return shows as £5.20 because it hits the fare cap. My return journey was delayed by more than 120 minutes (entirely caused by the…
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Please recommend hybrid
Hi I’ve got £400 to spend on a womens hybrid through the cycle2work scheme. Local bike shop no longer deals with them. Can anyone please recommend a hybrid? Very confused reading reviews, is it a case of the lighter the bike the better? Thanks for reading
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Oyster Auto top up refusing Mastercard
When I tried to update my Oyster autotopup card, I was told I couldnt use Mastercard at the moment. This is inconvenient as I use oyster for business travel. I dont want to pay from another card. Both my debit cards are also Mastercard. What gives?
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June 2022 Rail Strikes
Might be a bit early for this but I'm sufficiently wound up so here goes!! We had planned to go to London on Friday, June 24th, the objective being to take my Grandson and his friend to see Green day at the Olympic Park stadium. We had it all planned, booked and paid for; trains from Newark to King's Cross (booked through…
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Bus pass discount
Hi Does anyone have any tips or know any benefits for a bus pass discount for my wife who has a child and currently receives tax credit and benefits? Thanks
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Reusing Train Booked for 21st
Hello all, I have not seen this covered anywhere so maybe someone will know. My son has a train ticket booked for today (21st) for which the train is not running. Its not the end of the world for him as he can stay overnight where he is and travel tomorrow. He has been to the station and they have told him that he can use…
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Train ticket increase today 23/07
I've just noticed the price of a single ticket from reading west to Basingstoke has increases significantly it was around £7.40 but now suddenly £9 ?? I the middle of a strike too !! Open return is £9.30 something VERY wrong here !!
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MSE News: UK's biggest rail strike in 30 years begins – here are your refund rights
Transport services across the UK will be disrupted this week as planned train strikes go ahead. Thousands of transport workers walked out on Tuesday (21 June) and will do so again on Thursday and Saturday, meaning many train services will be cancelled or delayed. Read the full story: UK's biggest rail strike in 30 years…
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Cambridge to Winchester to Brighton to Cambridge by public transport
I'm looking to travel from Cambridge to Winchester and from there go to Brighton for a few days before returning to Cambridge. Will I have to buy three separate single train tickets (Cambs to Win; Win to Btn, Btn to Cambs?) or is there a cheaper option?
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Compensation for having to book a hotel?
I was due to travel from London Euston to North Wales this evening but the whole of Euston was shut due to a fire at Leighton Buzzard and all trains were cancelled. I had no way of getting home so had to book into a hotel overnight. I know I can do a delay repay for the train delay but does any one know if I can get…
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Coxfosters tube station
Does anyone know if you can park overnight at Coxfosters tube station please?
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Hammersmith to Kings Cross
I have booked an 8am Eurostar to Paris on Sunday 24th July , to watch the final day of the Tour de France. I am planning on getting a Flixbus to London that gets in to Hammersmith around 5-30am. As I need to get to St Pancras by 7am latest , I thought the easiest way would be by tube but wanted to make sure it’s running…
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Edinburgh to Glasgow - Rush Hour, Airport and Living
I am working in Edinburgh for a few weeks and will be doing the commute to my accommodation in Glasgow every night about 5pm. There seem to be quite a few different services (Scotrail, CrossCountry) and even a National Express Bus at £4 I am going to try out. Some of the trains are direct, others loads of stops, others…
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26-30 Railcard expiring - what next?
As I’ve turned 31 I cannot renew my 26-30 Railcard which expires later this month. I currently commute via SWR to London Waterloo about 2 times a week (7.30am out, 6pm back), I noticed that the National Railcard doesn’t give any discount. I just buy a return ticket each day I go up. Any bright people here got any…
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2 oap's need to cross London from Waterloo to Marylebone, can you advise please ?
Hi, my wife and I (both walk with rollators) need to travel from Weymouth to Wendover (for RAF Halton), I have sorted out rail journey ie Weymouth - Waterloo.......Marylebone - Wendover, ideally with very little luggage, we would like to use a bus. Can anyone advise me if there's a direct service between Waterloo &…
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Earn Avios on train tickets
Just a heads-up: most or all train companies have stopped giving Nectar points and withdrawn from Top Cashback. However, I found that one can still earn Avios by buying train tickets from Travel for Wales and clicking through to them from the BA online store. The points were credited very quickly. (Top Cashback does still…
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East Midlands Railway extreme increases
I travel to London from Corby once a week for work. Previously, I'd pay £34 for the advance return ticket, leaving at 6:11, and return journey at 16:17, this went up to £37 after the 1 March increase, fair enough. Then after Easter, it suddenly jumped to £75, or even £91 if I look at tickets 12 weeks away. I've contacted…
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Problem with Railcards bought from The Train Line
When I recently renewed our Railcards for 3 years, I happened to use The Train Line (hoping to use a discount code, which didn't work). Having then used the clunky process of linking them to our Thameslink keyGo Smartcards (which had worked perfectly well with the old Railcards), I found that our first journeys using the…
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Mobility scooter lock
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good sercure lock for a mobility scooter. The scooter is worth nearly £2k and the reviews I am reading about locks are awful. I will only be using the lock for around an hour a week (during the middle of the day) when I attend a group with no disabled access (stairs up to…
