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Well done Virgin Trains

Had paid for advance ticket, specified train only, but missed train by 1.5 hours due to lovely people from London Underground being on strike.

No hassle from Virgin, stamped my ticket for next available train, no charge, no argument!

Congratulations to Virgin for not cashing in on people's misery :beer:

As for the underground people? You can kiss my ..........
All matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves.

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  • Nodding_Donkey
    Nodding_Donkey Posts: 2,738 Forumite
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    Yeah cos the strike was totally unexpected with no advanced warning wasn't it.
  • keyser666
    keyser666 Posts: 2,140 Forumite
    rudekid48 wrote: »
    Had paid for advance ticket, specified train only, but missed train by 1.5 hours due to lovely people from London Underground being on strike.

    No hassle from Virgin, stamped my ticket for next available train, no charge, no argument!

    Congratulations to Virgin for not cashing in on people's misery :beer:

    As for the underground people? You can kiss my ..........
    Standard practice, able to travel on any service the day before, during or after as close as possible to the time on your booked ticket. Nothing specal and not Virgin all the ATOC's do
  • rudekid48
    rudekid48 Posts: 2,382 Forumite
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    Yeah cos the strike was totally unexpected with no advanced warning wasn't it.

    Your point?
    All matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves.
  • geerex
    geerex Posts: 785 Forumite
    rudekid48 wrote: »
    Your point?

    His point being that, as the strike was well publicised, it shouldn't have been beyond you to factor this into your travel plans rather than leaving yourself to the mercy of an unrelated train company.
    But then, there's nothing common about common sense.
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