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FGW season ticket questions...
(am hoping to ask the very same Q.s to FGW staff, but it won't do any harm to have asked you lot first...) Q.1 - is it possible to buy a single season ticket that runs between specified dates? I work term-time only, so for example this term's season ticket should be from Monday 11 April up until Friday 27 May. Q.2 - is it…
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Day ticket to travel around London - Cheapest Option
My wife and I are staying on the outskirts of London at a Premiere hotel and would like to know what is the cheapest way to travel around for the day and evening (2 journeys into London in total) please. The last time I went on the tube I bought what I thought was a day pass for a zone (which I was told upon purchase) and…
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MSE News: Passengers don't claim for 80% of train delays – here's how you can
The rail regulator has called for train companies to do more to ensure those hit by delays receive refunds...Read the full story: 'Passengers don't claim for 80% of train delays – here's how you can' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our…
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Who should get compensation for delayed trains paid for by work?
Just a bit of a moral/ ethical dilemma that has been mooted in my house. My partner and I had this discussion this morning as his train was cancelled and co-incidentally I was briefly on the later train he got for 1 stop. So we got to have a very romantic breakfast at Crewe and this was one of the conversations! If work…
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interesting weakness with ticket machine
A few weeks ago I did an off peak day trip from London Victoria to Rochester, Kent. I wanted to buy my ticket from the machine at my local station to avoid queues. The night before, I looked the ticket up on the machine to check the price without any problem but didn't buy it then. The following morning I went to buy the…
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Cheapest possible travel from Bournemouth to Manchester
Looking for travel from Bournemouth area/flexible to Manchester on Wednesday 13th April. Have looked all over, but all over £100+ Is there any possible way of finding something cheaper or am I just looking in all the wrong places?
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TfL asking for payment for a top-up 3 months ago that apparently had a tech fault
Today I have received the following email from TfL asking for a top up payment that didn't go through more than 3 months ago 'due to a technical fault.' They don't say how much the amount is, don't provide the evidence that it didn't go through and only give 1 days' notice they are taking the money. I have written to…
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Timetabe changed after booked, impossible to make connection
Travelling Skipton to Edinburgh via Carlisle & return by same route. After booking date timetable was changed due to landslide between Appleby & Carlisle which had occurred before my booking date but had not changed before my booking date introducing bus replacement service which meant my arrival at Carlisle would be after…
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Advance Ticket Mistake...
Evening all, I think I know the answer is a resounding NO but going to ask anyway in case anyone has any pearls of wisdom between now and 9am tomorrow... Earlier this evening I booked 5 lots of advance tickets from Chelmsford to Solihul and back (and 2 additional singles for the return) for the wrong date.... (18th June…
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You rights to a train seat
I remember - almost 30 years ago - travelling on a train to Edinburgh on a pre-booked ticket and requesting a booked seat - which never materialised I decided that, since there were no seats vacant in "cattle class" - I had a right to sit in 1st class - and did so for 95% of the (approx) 8 hour journey Nobody complained…
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No seat in 2nd class train carriage
Today, I bought a return train ticket to travel in Standard Class. The train was late and when I boarded the train the Standard Class carriage was full. However, there were several empty seats in the First Class carriage. As I had paid for my rail fare and there were no seats available in the carriage that I had planned to…
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Fine for a train journey that was never made!
Yesterday, out of the blue, I received a letter from the Revenue Protection Support Services who act as a debt collecting agency for Southern Rail and other networks. They say I am responsible for the payment of £40, the amount owing, since the time to pay an 'unpaid fare notice' has expired. "What unpaid fare" I asked my…
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Bus from Chester to Llangollen
We are going to stay in Chester next month. Does anyone who lives in the area know if there is a direct bus service between Chester and Llangollen.
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Issue with Eurostar & delayed train
First off, sorry for the long post! Last week I went to Paris for the night and booked via the Eurostar website to travel from Doncaster to Paris (return), with a change in London. Unfortunately, my Doncaster to London train had a 56 minute delay, meaning I would have missed my Eurostar connection. Initially it said my…
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Faulty light - whose responsibility to repair/replace/refund?
Bicycle light purchased 5 months ago has gone faulty. It's a consumer rights question, so I have posted it elsewhere, but if anyone has any experience to offer I would be interested to hear it. Thanks. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5435812 Bought through Amazon seller.
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Isle of Wight Ferry
Is there a cheaper way for a car and two passengers to get a return ticket in May for less than the current £99? Thank you in advance for your help.
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Trainline didn't print all
Dear all, would love some advice on this. All help/suggestions appreciated.... I had prebooked 2 tickets to travel to Derby - Canterbury, Canterbury - Southend Airport. When I arrived at Derby station to print the tickets I had bought online, the machine only printed one ticket and the receipt. The missing ticket was for…
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Is there any way for me to get this train without paying over the odds?
My father is travelling from Blackpool to Gatwick and has purchased his ticket which is as follows: Departs Arrives By Reservations 11:21 - Blackpool North 11:49 - Preston Train (NORTHERN) Reserved - no seat allocated. 11:58 - Preston 14:13 - London Euston Train (VIRGIN TRAINS) Coach: A Seat: 18 14:13 - London Euston 15:00…
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Cheap train ticket....train cancelled.
Hi, I bought an advanced train ticket for a specific train. Got to the station to find the train cancelled. No staff here as its too early. Do I get on to the next available train? Will I get a penality fare? Thanks
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Network Railcard
Hi, Would anyone know of any 'special offer' promotions available for the purchase of a basic 'Network Railcard' please? From time to time as indeed at the present moment there are promotional offers for the 'Family & Friends' and 'Two-together type' (£20 instead of £30) but I've never seen any for the basic Network…