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cycle solutions - cycle to work
Hi all I am interested in using the cycle to work scheme but want to know if tax code effects the savings. My tax code is 1000 instead of the usual 1250L. Next year it is likely to be less, lets say 800. So i can earn less tax free so paying more tax per year. If i use the cycle solutions calculator and buy a bike through…
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Senior Railcard
Does anyone know if Senior railcards are being extended please? I bought mine at beginning of March and haven’t been able to use it ..... I’m hoping it will Be extended by at least three months thanks
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Railcard: paid for 12 months' usage, but no trains to use it on. Partial refund available?
There must be hundreds of Railcard holders amongst MSE's user base, hence this query. My wife and I pay each year for our Two Together 12
month discount card -- but the card hasn't been usable for over a month because of the coronavirus situation. Folks with motor insurance policies are getting
refunds from their insurers…
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Is there an app to plan a Bus route using a bus pass?
Does anyone know of an app or page. Google will tend to take you on NE or rail. Thanks for your time. A
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South Western Railway Season Ticket Refund - Advice Please
Apols if this is not the right place, I'm looking for the hive minds solid advice. I've been trying to search on this but can't find anything. Currently I have begun a dispute via the Railway Ombudsman with SWR about a refund on my annual season ticket (Woking-London Waterloo, cost £3348). At no point have SWR emailed…
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MoneySaving for cyclists discussion
Hi, We've written a new guide on MoneySaving for cyclists and would love your feedback. This is only the first iteration, and we'll be adding more to it in the coming weeks. But please let us know if it was helpful and if there are any other tips you'd add. Thanks for your help!
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Compensation for faulty bike
Hi there, i dont really know what to think of this myself so thought id get second opinion. I bought a bike from a really bad bike shop, the bike was faulty so i took it back to get fixed. After 15 trips to the shop and countless arguments i threatened legal action to which they said they would refund me as they had the…
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Bicycle Dash Cam
Hi MSEers. Can anyone recommend a decent (and decently priced) bicycle dash cam? I mostly ride in the day so while night use would be helpful it's probably the compromise I'm happiest to make.
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Halfords cycle service
After a bit of advice. I had my bike serviced by Halfords in June/July. I took it in as I had a couple of issues that I wanted fixing. Firstly, the rear breaks… When used, the left brake pad wouldn’t retract to its starting position and would gently rub on the rim of the wheelSecondly, the bottom bracket needed replacing…
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Government Voucher scheme - servicing included?
As per the title really, my booking is for tomorrow but I'm having last minute doubts... I booked quickly when it was first announced. My road bike is fairly up together I think, just needs a good service. Plus, looking at their prices on their website I would literally never buy even an inner tube there! So even with the…
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Super Off Peak Rail Tickets
Is there a clear/easy way to find out which services are valid for the return journey on a super off peak ticket? The trainline website says it varies depending on route/operator, and putting in journey details doesn't really make it obvious to me. I'm going from Manchester or Stockport to Norwich on a weekday. Thanks :-)
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Halfords not taking responsibility of missing information in PDI form !
We had placed an online order for a bike and included bike build service too. When we had collected the bike, we were presented with a PDI form that was partially filled with missing Frame number from it. The frame number of the bike was part of the receipt, that was supposed to be filled by staff and signed for. Nither it…
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Delay Repay - Paper Tickets
Hi everyone, Apologies if this has been asked before. I can see lots of posts about Delay Depay, but can't find one specifically asking this question. I was travelling back from Norwich to London on Saturday 15 August. My train was cancelled due to signal issues and so I only ended up arriving back in London approximately…
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GPS for cyclist
I have been wondering about getting a gps for my bike. I have difficulty remembering new complicated routes and I like exploring London on my bike. OTH I don't want to spend a fortune and it is clearly possible to spend one. What sort of features do others think I should look for? What is essential? I don't want anything…
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Looking to get a new bike
Hi all, I'm looking to get a new bike - it would be for relatively light use at weekends mainly and ideally should have a pannier so that I can attach a seat for my 11-month old baby (any recommendations for those too would be ideal!). I'm not sure on budget since it's been a while since I got a bike (probably around 15…
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GWR train delay repay cash voucher
so unlike other train companies GWR delay repay forms dont have an option for compensation via cash voucher. your entitled to cash refund if you paid by it. so when you send the delayrepay form to GWR write the option for cash onto the form. if they ignore it and send you a rail travel voucher/cheque then return it and ask…
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Railcards - can we use them?
My family has railcards (Senior and student). At the start of Lockdown we clearly couldn't use them. As lockdown eased we still haven't used them although other people probably have and the advice was don't travel by train if you can avoid it. At some point I was expecting new of a validity extension or partial refund.…
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Bus driver and mobile phone.
A mate of mine lives opposite a bus stop. One particular driver always stops there early in the morning and proceeds to chat for ages (very loudly) on his speakerphone to his boss/mate. This disturbs my friend and when he tackled the driver he was told he has to talk on the speakerphone as the electrical charging system is…
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No advance rail fares any more?
I know the govt has taken over the franchises but are there no more advance fares now? I used to be able to get from Crewe to Edinburgh 1st class return for about £60, now the standard class is about £150. I almost used to enjoy the many and varied ways to find the cheapest (or nearly the cheapest) tickets!
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Bicycle Insurance
I'm not sure if this is going in the right place but here goes. I want to buy bicycle insurance against theft for my grandson, who is under 18. He doesn't live with me. Any suggestions how I can do this please?
