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Travelling from Guildford to London
Hi, I’m hoping someone can help, I’ve tried Googling but my brain is fried. 17 year old daughter is going into London tomorrow, we’re staying near Guildford, would she be better paying for one ticket from here to Waterloo or would she be better getting a ticket from here to Epsom and then using her contactless app.?. If…
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What are your rights for cancelling accommodation where no refund policy was stated when you booked?
My son gave a months notice to cancel a residential one week summer training camp he'd booked and paid for, but the provider is refusing a refund. Looking at the original booking information there was no refund policy stated. Anyone know what your rights are with this? Is 'no refunds unless stated otherwise' always assumed…
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Expedia refund
I'm having problems with Expedia. I booked a hotel stay for myself and my teenage son and added (in the same transaction) extras (breakfast) for which there was an additional charge. On arrival at the hotel, we were told that only breakfast for me was booked. We paid for my son's breakfast again at the hotel but I'm…
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Do non british pay tourist tax when they visit uk
Ive recently returned from Greece and had a wonderful holiday . While checking into the hotel I was asked for an extra 60 euros as tourist tax paid directly to the hotel . I knew I was going to pay it but it now set me thinking . When our friends from Greece or similar countries pop to the uk for a holiday . Are they…
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Place to Stop with a mini-bus for lunch
Travelling from Darsham (Suffolk) to Alford (Lincolnshire) on a Monday and looking for a cheap/free place to stop for a lunch break enroute. There will be both children and adults. Happy for it just to be a park (as long as there are toilets available), but need to be able to park a 17 seater mini-bus. We will have our…
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Day trip insurance in UK
Hi. Does anyone know of an insurer who will cover a day trip on the New Statesman train? We want to get the trip for my parents’ birthdays but one of them has just been diagnosed with cancer and we don’t know what the next steps are yet with regards to treatment and timelines. They have insurance through their bank but…
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Ticketmaster - have not received tickets, refund?
Hello I purchased 4 tickets for an event tomorrow back in March, costing £400. I have not received the e-tickets. The email address on my account was an old one, I updated this months ago but still nothing. I have spent the last 5 days on twitter, live chat and the ticketmaster website trying to get a response to no avail.…
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Any deals on tickets to Madame Tussauds
Hello, I have some family visiting from abroad this month and naturally they want to go to London and do the usual tourist sightseeing. Is there any deals or discounts around for Madame Tussauds, I need to buy 12 tickets so any way to save money on this would be great.
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can I use a provisional licence as ID for guernsey
is q provisional licence OK as ID for guernsey , don't have a passport thanks
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Chessington Resort Hotel - Deals
Just wondering if anyone has got any tips on getting cheaps room deal at Chessington Resort Hotel. We can only really go Friday - Sunday's but just cannot find any good offers on at all? Is there anywhere that has offer / vouchers codes etc?
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holiday company cancelled part of my holiday
hi im new here but can anyone advise me i booked a holiday in october and has been paid in full im due to go in 8 days time but the weekend in the middle of our 2 week holiday has been cancelled so me and my family are left without accommodation for that weekend. the holiday company have admitted fault on there part but…
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Paying for APH parking with Tesco Clubcard voucher
Not sure if I'm missing something, but I'm struggling to pay for airport parking on the APH website with Tesco Clubcard vouchers. The website enables you to put in the voucher to get a quote, then takes you through to a booking page, then it only lets you pay by card. Has anyone else had this problem and can maybe tell me…
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Airbnb wanting passport details
I have been asked to provide either my passport or driving licence details to Airbnb to book a holiday. As we are all told to be careful about sharing sensitive material as ID theft is increasing, I will not do that. No other holiday provider asks for this (correct me if I am wrong). So why does Airbnb need this?
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Buying concert tickets
My missus really wants to go see a music concert next Saturday, I've seen people selling tickets on gumtree but I'm worried about buying off there, do you need corresponding Id to go with the name onbthe tickets nowadays or did I dream this up?? Thanx for any help
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Hotel only just advised us to expect noise during our stay!
We've booked a 3 night stay over Platinythe Jubilee holiday Wednesday to Saturday, a quiet break in the countryside. Less than 48hra before arrival the hotel has written to me to inform that there are wedding parties on 2 of our 3 nights with loud noise ( their words ) expected until 12am and 1am respectively. They have…
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Does anyone have any recent experience checking in at a Butlin's resort?
A family member has booked a holiday at Butlin's for this summer and now can't go, and they want to gift the holiday to us. Butlin's have no way of allowing that, so we were thinking of just turning up with the booking confirmation they gave us, but I'm not sure if that's feasible. Does anyone have experience of…
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If I am a UK National staying in a London hotel, do I need to provide my passport?
Hi I have made a booking through Booking.com for a last minute trip to London. I have paid in full in advance for the one night for a group of three senior ladies, and paid a refundable deposit in case of any damage in the flat during our visit. Post booking, the rental company has asked for either a driving licence or…
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A Slow Train Tour
Does anyone know if there's a map/journey available with which one could easily check out all the closed stations in the old Flander and Swann song? I couldn't find an internet link to anything but others may have more luck. Slow Train (Flanders and Swann song) - Wikipedia
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Places to visit on route Chichester to Barrowden near Oakham in Rutland
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have posted this in both Motoring and UK Holidays as there are two
rather different questions. Please post recommendations for either routes or places to visit in either thread. On
Monday we are travelling from Chichester in West Sussex to Barrowden
near Oakham in Rutland. We are looking for an interesting place to
visit…
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Just Go Holidays cancelled my break
Just Go Holidays have cancelled my short break without notifying me - I only found out when I tried to pay the balance. Now they say my deposit won't be refunded until 22nd July!!! Can they do this??