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Arriva takeover 'could push up rail fares'
Transport giant Arriva's takeover of rail services in northern England has stifled competition and could push up fares on certain routes, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned...Read the full story: 'Arriva takeover 'could push up rail fares'' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the…
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Training tips for a long bike ride.
How do? Got a bit tipsy the other night and agreed to take part in a 100 mile bike ride which will be very hilly. I'm new to cycling and got up to 50 miles a few weeks ago but doe to a new job, bad weather and at least 5 more excellent excuses I've not been riding since. Did 15 miles this morning and it was like being back…
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Adjusting bike gears
I'm quite possibly the least mechanical poster on here so please bear with me here... My chain came off last weekend and jammed against something which took a little (but not much) effort to free. Since then I'm unable to get into the top level of gears. That is to say the biggest level on the front set. Sorry that this is…
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Bike frame misaligned by 7mm+ after just 13 months -- what would you do?
I bought a brand new bike online in May 2015 for £330 (reduced from £475 as it was end-of-line) and I was generally happy with it. In June this year (i.e. when it was 13 months old) I took it to a bike shop as the gears were skipping a lot. The bike mechanic measured it and said that the frame was misaligned by at least…
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Cycling fashion
After some advice about clothing whilst cycling. To set the scene, i commute to work planning on about 3/4 days a week, used to be so than i got a bit lazy and now doing it about once a week. Home to work is ~10 miles. And im in the north west so get wet a lot! Ive no idea how to handle the clothing side of things. Ive…
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Ticket refund 2 months and still waiting!
I bought some tickets online for a trip to London and forgot to include the tube. Called the train company and they said they'd send a form by email for me to reclaim and I could book the tickets I needed. This I did and completed the form. Just around a month after found I had not received the refund. Was asked to…
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Why aren't advance fares refundable?
I booked an advance single through East Mids Trains' website for the from 20.37 CHU to ALF this evening (Tues) changing at Stockport. The first leg was cancelled, making it impossible to reach Alfreton by any subsequent train. When I went to http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/72098.aspx , I was stunned…
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I will knock you out ! BBCs Jeremy Vine films woman driver`s shocking road rage
Riding in front of her car down a narrow street with cars either side, Jeremy`s middle of the road riding ( to avoid car doors opening ) gets the woman frothing with rage ending up with her pointing an imaginary gun against him. Jeremy is leaving this case to the police to prosecute as he did earlier when he was knocked…
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Can I remove middle gear lever thingy?
My bike has 3 big gears in the middle and 8 at the back. I only ever use the middle 'big' gear in the middle and want to remove the mechanism that changes it, 1) to make more space on the handlebars, 2) if I kept it I'd need to fix it and it's not worth it (cheap runaround, it's an awful bike, but it is still a bike and…
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MSE News: 'Hopper fare' makes millions of London bus journeys free
London commuters and visitors can hop on two buses for the price of one for journeys within an hour from today...Read the full story: ''Hopper fare' makes millions of London bus journeys free' 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 New to…
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Cycling News
The private-hire driver who nudged the rear of my bicycle twice with the wing of his vehicle whilst I was stationary in a traffic queue last February has recently been found guilty of driving without due care and attention, has had to pay £950 in fines and court costs and received four points on his licence.
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First class travel on Virgin at weekends, worth it?
My journey is 70 minutes long and a upgrade is £10, but its weekend and not sure if its worth it, I do try and save the pennies but may treat myself. As well as that I plan to take a few heavy awkward bags on train so it will help with that. On top of that I notice a return to where I am going is £16 for a regular off peak…
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Does a 'stalled purchase' rail ticket return to the market at the same price?
I've just tried to purchase an advance single from EMT, who showed it as the last ticket left at that time at that price. The purchase stalled at the last hurdle (screenprint is of the display showing for the last half hour). I've used another browser and that time is now showing at a higher price, presumably because their…
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Anyway to get refund or sell advance ticket Londonto Hayle
I bought my mum a return to Hayle Cornwall about 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately she can no longer go away. She wants to be here to support my nan as a family member is terminally ill and detouriating quickly. I booked through train line and it says on there that they are non refundable. Anyone know of any sites you can sell…
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Can you buy monthly/yearly off-peak travel cards?
I have a new job in London on a later shift which basically means that every week day I get off-peak trains to and from work. To be precise the 09:33 from Chatham to London Victoria and then the 20:37 from London Victoria to Chatham. I also use the underground everyday to travel to Tower Hill and back. Can anyone advise as…
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Train Delay Compensation
Last evening I had the misfortune to be delayed on my Virgin train journey from London Euston to Wigan by a total of 4.5 hours. I was due at Wigan around 11.15pm and actually arrived there around 3.45am. This was due to chaos caused by a signal failure at Wembley, then when the train actually did leave the station, around…
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Absurd Oyster Top-up Process
My son starts college next week, which is in London, Zone 5. In order to get there, he will need to take the bus, so we need top up his Oyster card. As we do not live in London, there are no tube stations near-by and certainly no shops that do top-ups. So, we decided to attempt to top-up on line. He will not be travelling…
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Family and Friends Railcard
If I have a family and friends railcard can I travel with just my girlfriend as long as I also buy a child ticket or does the child have to be with me? Just wondered as obviously the rail company still gets the child fare so would i be breaching the terms in doing this?
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Train from Newcastle to Berwick on tweed
Im wanting to travel on a Saturday morning to Berwick upon tweed from Newcastle. I've only use trains twice before but this journey they are having a bus replacement so takes an hour longer than it should. Now they are wanting to charge me 26 quid for the journey which would be around £10 -15 on the Friday after 5pm. I…
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Train from Manchester to Whitby, any tips etc?
Hi Has any one any tips etc to for the cheapest way for a family of four (two adults and two children) to travel from Manchester to Whitby, not going till May next year so plenty of time to look for prices etc Regards
