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Strike/Cancellation Rights: 2x Single vs 1x Return
Hi, I want to book train tickets for a trip to London in March and book in advanced while the prices are reasonable. LNER are only offering Advanced Singles for outwards and returns. If there is a train strike on one of the days then I wont travel at all. As I'm being sold 2 singles I'm worried that I wont be eligible for…
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Trainline not refunding as say paper tickets I returned not received
I’m really annoyed with Trainline’s attitude on this one, can anyone help please? 9/12/22 my return journey was severely disrupted by a connecting train being cancelled, I got an email to this effect a couple of hours before travelling. There seemed to be a way round it leaving gig 70 mins early (not good) but in the…
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Train stikes
Does anyone know how long the train strikes are going to be on for because its affecting my job?
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How to change default payment card for Oyster card
OH's Oyster card wouldn't work this morning so I've been tasked with working out why. Turns out it was trying to debit to a card that is no longer active. I've gone in and sorted out the issue and paid for a chunk of credit, but it gave the message at the end of the transaction that future transactions will be debited to…
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National Rail / Cross Country refusing a refund of train tickets purchased < 24 hours ago
Hi guys, Had a mix up with flight arrival times back to the UK and looks like I cannot get a train back from the airport as I arrive late on Sunday evening on Feb 5th. The tickets I booked are for 7pm, and there's no trains available after I arrive back in the country. I tried to get a refund as now I have to drive to the…
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Best value Uber / Bolt / free now & offers
Hi guys, I've heard and also searched for promo codes but found none that work for the above apps. Thus does anyone know of any that work right now? Or I'm thinking have they stopped them during the strikes as people may need to use uber more?
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Senior Railcard rip off
I haven't used my Senior Rail Card for over a year now mainly because of the risk of Coronavirus and government lockdown. I asked for a refund or an extension for the unused card, this is the reply from Railcard There must be thousands of Railcards which have been paid for and not used I hope Martin and his team can…
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London Zone Boundary rail fares--how to buy
Depending on tickets you may already have, for some rail trips into/out of London the lowest cost option is to buy a "boundary" fare aka an extension fare. (prompted by a discussion in the forums in the excellent oysterfares.com website, formerly known as oyster-rail.org.uk) A Boundary fare is where you buy a ticket that…
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Unable to get refund for declassified first class
I had an Advance 1st Class ticket with Avanti a few months back, immediately after departure first class was declassified due to overcrowding. Afterwards I contacted Avanti to see if they would offer compensation and when they replied 4 weeks later, they agreed to refund me half the ticket price which I am completely happy…
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Railcard site and app down?
I've been trying for 24 hrs now to buy a railcard online and also using the app. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app and clearing browser data to no avail. It always falls over at the point you have to log in, even if you're already logged in!! Anyone succeeded with a work around?
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London-Norwich weekend train disruptions Late Jan-April--potential fare overcharge warning
BBC R4 Today programme had a item on London-Norwich weekend train disruptions Late Jan-April, confirmed by a few other websites and Greater Anglis website if you know where to look (the website is highlighting holiday season strike disruptions at the moment). Mostly between London-Shenfield (so also no Elizabeth line on…
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Train cancelled ....what are my options?
Hi.....my early morn train to Durham for the 27th has been cancelled. The next few trains say sold out but does that just mean reserved seats sold out....I'm hoping to get on the next available train but most of them want a lot more extra than I paid. So what are my options? Thanks
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Can I take tfl to Small Claims Court?
Hello there, I recently moved in an area which is only served by the overground. The issue is, due to strikes, the so called "snow", their famous "planned engineering works" and whatever excuse they come up with, I have been able to take the overground only two or three times. This has resulted in me not being able to go…
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Any railcards for 50 year old solo travellers?
Hi everyone I’ve looked at the railcards site but I can’t find any rail cards aimed at solo travellers of my age. I’m in north of England so can’t get a network railcard (I think ???) I believe there’s a railcard for 50s in Scotland but not in england Am I missing something? Apart from waiting 15 more years to get retired…
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Southwestern trains evening day return ticket on 23rd; is it still valid on the 24th?
Basically I'm going to the theatre, and the trains between about 21:30 and 00:30 are all cancelled, the 00:30 is not possible as I have an online meeting at 1am (different timezones) I might therefore just stay in London overnight; do you know if a day return/evening return should be accepted the next day, or am I required…
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Train on Christmas Eve
Originally they said the strike on Christmas Eve would be from 6pm Now my last train from west Yorkshire to my son's in Manchester is before 2pm That's another taxi to pay for
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Continuing journey / costs if last train is cancelled.
Having recently been left stranded when my last train was cancelled, I'm wondering what my rights are... I had to check into a hotel and catch the first train the next morning. Could I have claimed from the train operator for either or both of those expenses? Or had I taken a taxi instead (I was quoted £170, but none was…
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SWR Reduced Timetable - Annual Season ticket Delay Repay
Why is it that I can't claim compensation from SWR when they're running a reduced timetable this week, yet a person with a Single ticket can? This has been frustrating me for some time, long and short is I start work at 7am in London so rely/pay to use their early morning services to get to work on time. Strike days are…
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Coventry to London
Hi, Travelling once a week on a weekday, return journey, train seems to be the quickest way, worth buying a national railcard (not entitled to other cards)? Any tips to reduce cost? Then in London to use Oyster card? Many thanks
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advance application for Oyster 60+
I will be eligible for this in the spring. Does anyone know how far in advance of the 60th birthday applications are accepted? I don't know how long TFL takes to process them. I already have an Oyster account for pay as you go.
