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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?
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Train delay - who is responsible?
On Sunday I travelled on the 1800 kings cross to Peterborough train which was due to arrive at 1843, before catching the 1855 Peterborough to Stamford train, due to arrive at 1905. The ticket was an advance with the train times and seat reservations printed on the ticket. I had not split the tickets. The virgin train from…
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catching a train after a cancelled one
i cant seem to find this info,the only info i find is you are able to get a refund froma cancelled/delayed train im catching a virign train from wolverhampton to milton keynes next week and was wondering if the 11.45 am was cancelled,will i be allowed on the 12.45pm one which is next as i used the trainline app to purchase…
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Rail company issued travel cards not working on the underground
I travel quite a lot from Basingstoke to London via the train, since I have a seniors railcard, getting the London travel card as part of the rail ticket works out cheaper. However of late I've had issues where the London Underground gates will not accept the ticket,I then have to get a LU staff member to open the gate,…
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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…
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Anyone own a Pashley?
Hi I just bought a second-hand Pashley and the bike rack I borrowed to carry it home was too small to carry it. Does anyone here own a Pashley and have a bike rack that it fits on that they could recommend? I don't want to have to put it inside the car again! :)
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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.…
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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…
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Escalaters on the underground
Ok this is going to sound really pathetic, but I am terrified of going down escalaters! I will avoid them if possible but I will be needing to travel on the underground between Euston and Waterloo in July, and I`m asking if anyone of you lovely people can tell me if there are stairs or lifts at these stations? I have about…
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Cycling and the Economy
The UK government has done little to promote cycling. Governments in Holland and Denmark have managed to increase cycle usage enormously. I think the UK government failure is mainly down to financial reasons. They like people to be employed making cars. They want the UK to be a big car producing country like Germany. They…
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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?
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20mph speed limits and cycling
Edit: posted on bikeradar instead.
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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…
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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…
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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?).…
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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?
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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…
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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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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…
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Is there any other way to get a London bus registration number after an accident?
Last month I had an accident on the London bus, the driver broke down violently and I flew from the back of the bus to the front of the bus, all I could remember after is that everybody was shouting at the bus driver to stop as I was on the floor ect...and the driver did not stop and continue his journey, and I got out at…
