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Rear Shimano gears problem.
Hi all.Trying to sort out nephew's bike which has a damaged Revoshift (yuck), but also summat weird going on at the back gears. The protective cage was bent and broken and pushed up against the changer, but it all looked fine when I pulled that away.If I press the changer in with my thumb as I spin the pedals, the gears…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I claim compensation from the woman whose dog knocked me off my bicycle?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I was in a bike accident where a lady with a dog on an extendable lead didn't have it under control and it ran into the road, hitting my wheel. I went over the handlebars, fracturing a clavicle. I've had an operation to put a plate in and will be off work for six to eight…
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Train Delay Repay - how to claim?
I bought a ticket from the machine on the platform, but the return journey was a replacement bus service (staff shortage) and took well over an hour longer than it should. I tried to claim from Northern Rail but they said: I did use the ticket to travel but the bus driver didn't scan it or anything like that. Who is this…
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National Express prices
Looking for London to Stansted Airport transfers which should be from £11 one-way. In the past you could get this price by booking a bit in advance, but now trying to book for tomorrow a few weeks or over a month and price is 17£! Basically there are no non-refundable saver tickets, but just these refundable ones till 24h…
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Anyone know of a way of getting alerts when the tube is either delayed or not running?
Looking for a way of getting alerts to my phone when the tube isn't running, rather than having to check the TFL status page every time I leave. It seems to have become more of a common occurrence that my overground line isn't running. Any help appreciated!
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Avanti double refund
3 weeks ago I was travelling from Birmingham to London with Avanti, I had booked the train direct with Avanti including the (separately operated by West Midlands Railway) local journey to New Street. The cross-city lines in Birmingham were closed on my day of travel until the afternoon due to storm damage. Avanti emailed…
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Taking a folding bike on a train
I'm planning to buy a folding electric bike once the weather gets a bit better. The main reason for folding is so that I can put it inside my car rather than having to pay a significant extra amount for a tow bar to be fitted and a tow bar carrier to be acquired, I'm also likely to want to take it on trains…
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Cheap Train Tickets from Stansted (and elsewhere)
I need to get back from Stansted on a Sunday in a few weeks, driving and parking was one option but parking was coming out quite expensive so looked at trains. I'm used to being able to get Advance train tickets if you buy sufficiently ahead of time but was surprised to see that there are none available for Stansted…
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Problems with 60 plus oyster card
My card ran out in May but I had no correspondence from TFL about this in any form and they now tell me I have to apply for a new one at a cost of £20 . I have tried to do this but when they want my driver licence number I have five letters and numbers when they only want 3 and only let me put in 3, so I rang them again…
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Travel Costs
I am on an enforced medical break from driving. I need to travel between Basingstoke and West Drayton to get to work. I stroll up to buy a ticket on my first day and was asked for the princely sum of £47.00. (Hardly encourages people out of their cars, does it?) The guy at the ticket counter stated that there was no…
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50% off 1 year railcards on trainline
Available on some accounts as a pop up as soon as you login 50% off 1year railcards with trainline Does not work on 3 year cards Pop up should give you a unique code so watch out https://www.thetrainline.com/
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Bus fare increases from 1 January 2025
First Bus website confirms the price increase from 1 January 2025. This also affects weekly, monthly and other ticket types. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/buy-tickets/ways-pay/fares Tap on tap off fares will be calculated by mileage, under 6 miles £2.40 and over 6 miles £3, one way and overall capped to the cost of a weekly…
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Most cost effective way of travelling between zones 1-3 in london
Hi all, grateful for some advice please on the cheapest way to travel around London. I live in zone 3 and work in zone 1. I’m expected to go into the office between 2-3 days a week and I sometimes travel into zone 1 on other days. The daily cap for zone 1 to 3 travel is £10 (until March 2025, anyway, as I think current…
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GWR Discounted Fares
moneysavingexpert.com/deals/great-western-railway/ Has anyone actually found a discount? I've been checking my usual travelled routes and found no difference, and a little more expensive than last time (before you say yes I am aware trains fare have gone up). Is this another London-centric only sale?
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National Express
My son was booked on the 2.45 bus to Stansted Airport. The bus pulled in at around 2.50, but NE claimed it was actually the 1.45 bus running over an hour late, and refused to let him on. He could not wait over an hour longer as he would have missed the flight, so he shared a taxi with some other passengers to the airport.…
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Railcards over 30?
Currently turning 30 in june next year boo. Since being a student ive always relied on rail cards currently got the 26-30 railcard but it seems there isnt one for over 30s. Anyone know of another system or discount system to mitigate the cost of rail as moving into 30s and above?
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TFL bus routes not accepting Oyster
I've noticed some classic looking buses in Central London which don't accept Oyster, and the driver says its a £2 charge for the bus. These are on normal TFL bus routes, which I've travelled before at the £1.75 fare, on Oyster as usual, eg route 15 as the most recent example. I haven't gone far enough to check but I…
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Trainline App missing Railcard
Bought 3 Year Senior Railcard from Trainline in June 2023, through MSE offer and it vanished from the Trainline App by December 23. 7 months since first comlaining, Trainline can still not make my Railcard available for use through the App and refuse any refund. Any one else with same problem? Any suggestion how to…
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Online train seat reservation - anyway to get my money back?
Myself and two friends have bought 1st class interrail passes for a train based holiday next year. In order to use them on the Eurostar, you have to use an intermediary website to make a seat reservation. I used a website called Rail Europe that I was referred to by a reliable website for train information. During the…
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No zip card yet
My 16 year old lives in Greater London and their zipcard is no longer valid - they are being slow and haven't applied for a new one yet. Will they be barred from using the bus? (I know that they shouldn't use the bus, but if they were reasonable they would already have a zipcard)
