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Advice for newbie cycle commuter
So I have just started cycling to work this week, it is so much quicker than both walking and driving! I also want to get fitter so thought this would be a good way to get started too. However I am not confident to cycle on the roads, my journey to work would be full of roundabouts with rush hour traffic both ways to and…
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Cross Country Trains issue
I sent the following complaint to CC Trains via Resolver because they didn't send me the tickets I purchased: Dear Customer Relations Team, Ticket number or booking reference: B2842HLC, Account Reference: XC160927BC02 I am experiencing the following issue: I booked two tickets earlier today, from Gloucester to Cardiff…
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London Oyster
[FONT="]I received a penalty fare for oyster. I touched in, but according to the ticket inspector the card did n’t work.[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT] [FONT="]The inspector asked for my name and address which I gave. [/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT] [FONT="]He then went on to tell me that he has the full list of…
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Season Ticket Refund Question
Hi guys, I have a question about season rail ticket refunds. I've basically got a 7 month job contract in London. I paid for travel 1 month only, but now I have 6 months remaining on my contract. I can either get 6 months season ticket or pay on a monthly basis for a season ticket (the cost savings for getting 6 months in…
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Railcard discount on multiple Oyster card?
Does anyone know if the railcard discount can be applied to multiple Oyster cards??
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Friends and family railcard discount
Does it apply to all fares? Does it apply to season tickets?
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Train ticket cost - part time worker
Hi, Im so impressed by the helpfulness of this forum - hoping somebody can help me through this maze! I live in Crewe and travel x2 per week to my job in Birmingham. I have to be at work at 9am in Birmingham on one of the days per week so I need to be a Birmingham New Street station by 8,30am. The other day I can travel…
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How to save money for this journey?
Hello! I live in central Essex and I will need to commute to Baker Street / Regent's Park for the next 14 weeks, once per week and be there at 18:30. I can travel from Basildon or Grays or anywhere really with my car. What would be the cheapest way to do it? Should I use car, train, tube, what? is there a discount or…
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1 trip 2 prices
Friend is coming with husband who stays in a travelogue in Enfield lock. She will be taking the train from Enfield Lock train station to Tottenham Hale then transferring to the tube into central London. National rail says the fare from Enfield lock to Tottenham hale is £4.20 yet TFL say it's £2.60. Who is right? Thanks
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Advance train ticket/flight delay
I have won flights from Gatwick next year and I'm looking at train tickets to get to and from the airport, the advanced purchase rate is around £100 cheaper than an off peak return. The question I have is we fly back in at around 10am and I was looking at booking an advanced train for 2pm to give time in case of delay/no…
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Lost Train Ticket
Looking for a bit of advice as to where I can direct my issue with this one. Purchased a return ticket from Flint to Blackpool over the weekend. When coming back from Blackpool, my partner had mislaid the ticket for the return leg. I had email confirmation on my of the original purchase from trainline.com but the lady at…
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Rail ticket lunacy
Apologies if this has been discussed before but I was very surprised to discover this cheap ticket option today: Went to my local station today: "Off peak return to Kings Cross please." "that will be £46." "Have you got any cheaper tickets?" "Yes, buy a return ticket to Dartford and it is only £36.20" " I don't want to go…
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Claim for delayed train journey
Hi all, went to London a couple of weeks ago and because of engineering works the return journey took over an hour longer than expected. The engineering works wasn't announced when I bought the tickets 2 weeks previous so I filed a claim when I got home. The claim was turned down, abellio said the journey was not delayed…
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Booking advanced train ticket
I'm returning from Malta to the UK on Dec 19th and want to advance book a ticket from Gatwick airport to Kingston-on-Thames. I've never done this before and having looked at the options I'm still confused. It seems you have to book a specific time of train and having once spent almost 2 hours at Gatwick waiting for baggage…
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Gatwick - Grantham. Same route different operators?
Gatwick - Grantham. Same route but different operators? Can I use my off peak return ticket from Gatwick to Grantham for any off peak service? There are many variations of direct routes from Gatwick to Grantham. Can I use any of them? Just brought an off peak return from Grantham to Gatwick for travel out on 10 Nov, return…
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train fare to edinburgh
Hi, Im planning to travel up to edinburgh from leeds on 4th november. an advance single from leeds is £80, however if travel to preston its £11 and from there £26 for another ticket to edinburgh costing me £37. How can this make sense? orange
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Season Ticket Questions
Hi all, I got a new job in London I'm starting soon, first time properly commuting so I'll be joining the masses forced to pay inflated train fares :( Looking for some advice as I know there's some really savvy and knowledgeable people on this forum. I'll be working in Westminster. I have several questions, as its all a…
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MSE News: Compensation to be made compulsory for train delays of over 15 minutes
The DfT has unveiled its 'Delay Repay 15' scheme that'll pay compensation for delays of more than 15 minutes...Read the full story: 'Compensation to be made compulsory for train delays of over 15 minutes' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works,…
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Train Ticket Question
I need a single ticket from Victoria to Polegate on Friday 30th December. A single is £29ish whereas a day return (from Polegate to Victoria) is £11ish, can I buy the day return and just use the return part or will it know I didn't use the outward part and not let me come back?
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Minefield Rail Fares
What a corruption our British Rail fares and it's subsidiaries are. Booking a simple return from Truro to Taunton in December is £61.00. With some 'Ducking and Diving', I got the fare down to £34.70 and, a free 1st class ticket on one of my journeys! Amazing! It shouldn't be this way, The UK not only has some of the most…
