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cheap days out in London on Virgin Trains

We have tried to book cheap day return travel to London from manchester but found that we could only book the £9 ticket if we had a WAP phone on their new Mobitix booking. Being pensioners we don't have this tyoe of mobile phone and on contacting virigin found there was no other way. while I appreciate this is technology moving forward i feel that people without this type of phone are being discriminated against. so no seeing the Christmas lights in London for us!

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  • dzug1
    dzug1 Posts: 13,535 Forumite
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    Discrimination of this kind is perfectly legal, alas.

    Why not get yourselves a WAP phone for Christmas?

    Slightly off topic, but related - there is at least one London Borough where you can't park (in a paying area) unless you have a mobile phone and a credit or debit card.
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