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Train tickets: do you save if you book in advance?
Hello I want to go this Saturday to Cardiff from London. I don't want to buy ticket from now as I may not feel well to go on Saturday. Will I lose alot of money if I buy them few hours before travel than if I bought them now?
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Need help cutting down cost of train commute
Hi there, I just started a new job in central London and I naively didn't expect the cost of commuting to be so high. I'm going from Watford Junction to Euston during peak times. The only way I can think of to reduce the cost is to buy a season pass or go during off-peak times. I'm currently paying nearly £20 a day, which…
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PSV/Bus/Coach drivers please settle this dispute..
Hi Drivers This dispute has now gotten a little out of hand in my local with over £50 bet on the outcome. The story begins when a group of lads want to go on a stag party from Manchester to London. They want to hire a minibus from Salford Van Hire. So, Bloke1 says, the maximum you can take on a normal licence (bear in mind…
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Christmas travel: Your rights if your train is delayed or cancelled - MSE News
Train passengers face disruption while travelling over Christmas and New Year with more than 330 sets of engineering works planned...Read the full story: 'Christmas travel: Your rights if your train is delayed or cancelled' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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Parking near Olympia?
Hiya! Me and my partner are going to the ideal home show Friday.. we live in Bexhill on sea and trying to figure out the cheapest way to get to Olympia. I can drive but parking seems extreme and can't park too far away as my partner is pregnant and struggles to walk to far at a time. Can anyone suggest what would be…
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Bike for a 10 year old boy
Are halfords any good? They don't publish the weight of their bikes which is a bit dubious.
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Got an unused Oyster card? You could claim a share of £350m - MSE News
Millions of London commuters and visitors could pocket a share of the almost £350 million floating around on unused Oyster cards, after Transport for London's (TfL's) latest figures showed the pot of unclaimed cash increased by more than £60 million over the last 12 months...Read the full story: 'Got an unused Oyster card?…
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Freedom Pass
Need help with distance friend can travel on NR with freedom pass ? Been told Freedom Pass can be used from London Liverpool Street to Shenfield Essex, is anyone able to say if this is correct please. Thanks
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ORR consulting on disabled travel policies and passenger assist
http://orr.gov.uk/rail/consumers/consumer-consultations/improving-assisted-travel-consultation-2018 This consultation sets out proposals to change the Disabled People's Protection Policy (DPPP) Guidance for train and station operators on how to write their policies for helping disabled people to travel by rail. It is the…
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Help regarding thetrainline refund
Hey, could anyone please give me some advice on how I could possibly proceed with this Trainline refund? I booked 2x tickets LDN>York 2 weeks ago, they are for mid December. I noticed within 5 minutes of booking that it had added 1x 16-25 railcard instead of two. The cost of tickets was £37 (14.50+22) instead of £29. I…
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Advance tickets: dates when on sale
I'm trying to travel between Reading & Liverpool Lime Street on 19 January 2019, splitting my tickets between Reading-Banbury (Cross Country), Banbury-Birmingham New Street (also Cross Country) & then Birmingham New Street-Liverpool Lime Street (West Midlands & maybe Virgin WC). I want to get the most accurate dates when…
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Train Ticket + Travelcard but not use actual train
Good Morning, I'm travelling to London today with my 15, 12 and 8 year old sons and will need to use the tube. We have a family and friends railcard which gives us a good discount on train tickets combined with a travelcard for use in London. Total cost using the train from where we live and tube will be about £30. If I…
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Refunding Annual Season Ticket Before It has started
Hi all, I have purchased a annual sesson ticket from a national rail ticket office. The season ticket begins in 1 week. I now no longer need the season ticket as I am moving home. Can I get a refund for this season ticket as it hasn't even started yet?
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Delay Repay over multiple train companies
Hello all, I'm not sure how this is going to work when I claim a delay repay, but I will explain... I have one ticket purchased through trainline.com that covered me for my whole journey - this should have involved 2 changes of train and 3 train companies (GWR, South West Trains and Southern). The first train was delayed…
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Rejected Train Claim
So I suffered a two hour delay to my journey on Arriva Wales. As I always do I submitted by refund as I was delayed by more than 30 minutes. However for the first time it's been rejected! There reason for the delay is there weren't enough trains available and then have said that it was beyond their control so they won't…
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can anyone identify these ?
Recently found these , one at a time on my hall carpet. I'm guessing that they have come from my husbands bicycle or bike kit but he doesn't recognise them. Can anyone please suggest what they might be from or used for ? They are about half a centimetre long. Thanks https://imgur.com/a/1T6ijFT
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Most MSE way to pay for London travel?
I am due to go to London tomorrow and stay over returning Sunday. I'll be travelling to Paddington then heading to Kings Cross/Camden. What is the most sensible way to get around, normally I just buy a travelcard which covers the whole journey, but I normally only go for the one day. Do I buy an open return to Paddington…
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Delay Repay appeals process?
Morning All Caught the 10:21 train Grantham to York on the 30/10. By my working out train was delayed by 30 mins Submitted a claim by delay repay to lner got a reply today saying delay was only 22mins? No guide on the reply of how to appeal as I believe this too be wrong What are the next steps please?
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Skyscanner - Get £5 off a £15+ train ticket
Hi Just to say that at first price was showing incorrectly on app but after several clicks back and forth I got the correct price.
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Is it worth getting a 12 month season ticket if you may refund it within 6 months?
Start a new job in thursday and have given up a company car to switch employment. I will be seeking out and obtaining my own car but am in no particular rush as the new office is a 2 min walk from the train station and I can get to my home station each morning very easily. As such I will be waiting for the right deal on a…
