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Public transport & cycling

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Advance tickets for outbound but not inbound journey?
Hi all, I purchased some advance train tickets on Saturday for 9th September between Liverpool Lime Street and Winchelsea. This was because a few weeks earlier, Trainline allowed me to input an email alert for the journey there and back. I assumed as my return trip is the following day, Sunday 10th September, that the…
Where to find cheap train tickets?
megabus offers some East Midland Train tickets (mostly from London) with prices cheaper than the official sale price. However, the routes offered by megabus website are limited. Can you introduce some websites to buy cheaper train tickets in England?
Overpriced Season Tickets
After struggling to pay rent in London, I decided to move in with a family member in High Wycombe. I would need to pay a few bills etc, but no rent. I work a civil service job right in the center of London, which I love, but it is not extremely well paid (at least not when paying London prices). I wanted more money left at…
does the split ticketing website really work?
just messing around looking form some train journeys in the 6 week holidays, thought id try skegness 1 adult and 1 child with a railcard. i live between wolverhampton and birmingham so tried birmingham first £39.10 tried wolverhampton as it makes no difference to me £50.50 ok it seems they are charging me £11.40 to get…
Bus Passes and PIP
Hi When applying for those disabled concessionary bus passes, which page of the Personal Independence Payment award letter does the council need?
GWR may have lost "many" delay repay claims
I have been waiting for 8 weeks for a delay repay claim from GWR. Having spoken with customer services, I was told that my claim was not in the system. It was explained that they have had some system "problems" and that "many" passengers' claims have been lost... I received a confirmation email upon submission of the claim…
Early Booking Discounts on trains
I have been looking at getting advance tickets for a rail journey. The journey is from a station on the Reading to Guildford line (GWR) to Gatwick Airport. I am too early to book yet, but checked the cost for a ticket for 1st September (as far as it will go at the moment) and it is the same as the current price. Either…
Bike repair dispute and advice
My sister purchased a secondhand hybrid and D lock for £155 from a bike recycling centre and workshop on 19th November 2016. The bikes are fully serviced and have a 3 month guarantee. She used it for commuting, so it would cover about 10 miles per day on average. Bike seemed in good condition when it was purchased. Bike…
Network rail
New to MSE and maybe be on wrong section but here goes anyway. I have shared access with network rail. Our drive is shared with their gate at the bottom of the drive and then another set of gate for them to access their yard. They want to remove the gate at the bottom of the drive which has been there for nearly 15 years.…
breaking a journey on a standard off peak train ticket
We are due to go to the Isle of Wight from Hemel Hempstead on Saturday 22nd July. Looking online, it appears that there are significant engineering works that would complicate the journey so we thought maybe we would travel the day before, stay overnight in Portsmouth then travel on by ferry and Isle of Wight train. We…
Trying to get by with the cycle to work scheme =
I was wondering if this was still running? Is there a link to it? And, is it compusory for my employee to pay for it?
Cycle to work scheme - temporary employee
I work as a temp through an employment agency for a public sector employer in Scotland. My contract is for 5 months. I asked the agency If I'd be able to get a bike through the Cycle to Work Scheme and they said No. Just wondered if this is right? Do you have to be a permanent member of staff?
need new commuter bike
I need a new commuting bike. Currently have a Ridgeback hybrid 21 speed that I have basically trashed by not maintaining it. I don’t have a long commute and not too hilly so should I be looking at fixed gear or enclosed hub bikes as these are more resistant to neglect? I just saw a Bobbin Noodle in a shop which got me…
which bike pump?
I've noticed the tyres in bike shops are rock hard, i have a foot pump single barrel car one, and i can never get my tyres to that rock hard pressure, not sure if my technique or pump, i do always lose some air when i disconnect pump as well. Can someone recommend a decent pump for at home, and also a lighter one to take…
The £3K training bicycle
I was in the gym a few weeks ago. A bloke was trying to tell his friend that it was essential to pay £3k for a 'training bike'. Only an idiot would spend less etc etc etc. It sounded silly because 1.You felt that if a bike shop had charged him £3K for a £200 bike he would have been happy. 2.My dad used to tell me about his…
20mph speed limits and cycling
Edit: posted on bikeradar instead.
Using 7 days travelcards in a family of 2 adults, 4 kids 11-15 and 1 kid <11
Hi! I intend to go with my family to London this summer for 14 days. We are 2 adults, 4 kids 11-15 and 1 kid with 10. We will be staying in East Ham and my first thought was to buy 7 days travelcards (twice) for all, except my yongest (who is 10 and I think he can ride almost everything - except trains- freely, right?).…
Season ticket confusion
Hey, I am going to be starting my job in London from the 25th June and will be hoping to commute from Cheshunt --> St Paul's for 2 months. I went on nationalrail to see how much it would cost to commute and figured a season ticket would be cheaper. I went here to the national rail season ticket finder here…
Can I sue Megabus because the coach driver waved at me and drove past me?
I'm not sure if I've posted this in the right section, sorry if I haven't. :o Yesterday, I was supposed to be catching a Megabus coach to St.Pancras in London. I was there in good time, (half an hour before the coach was due in fact) and was stood at the exact stop it specified on my ticket and I was clearly visible to the…
Free travel beyond Birmingham New St with Season Ticket
My partner and I are looking at buying train season tickets between Derby and Birmingham. Unlike me, she'll be going a bit further, changing at Birminham New St to head out to Solihull. Oddly, the price to Birmingham and to Solihull are identical. So, there must be a certain radius around central Birmingham that's included…

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