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Where to buy bike lights you can't steal?
Hi all, having never had a bike light stolen, I've now had them disappear on campus 4 times since the beginning of November! They are never expensive ones, and I can't think of why anyone would bother, but that's besides the point. I'm always in a rush and if I do take my lights with me, I forget them - thus taking them…
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Can you travel short on a day the original station doesn't have any services?
If I get an Off-Peak return from Hereford to Ockley, this weighs in at £61.50 (via Evesham). On a Sunday there are no train services at Ockley. Please can someone in the know confirm if I can still travel back to Hereford (via Evesham) from an intermediate station? I believe I can but thought I'd better double check! I'm…
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Cycling London Victoria to Exhibition road
I get the train to Victoria everyday and the tube is getting a bit annoying. I am thinking of cycling from Victoria to Exhibition road A) What is like carrying a bike on a Southern Eastern train to Victoria? B) Is this route safe? Any other thoughts.
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Bike in a suitcase?
Hello, I am currently in NZ and am planning on returning to the UK via the US and Tahiti. I will have a 25kg checked in baggage allowance and other than some clothes I would like to bring my bike to the UK. Because I want to travel through some other countries I don't think a bike box will be the most suitable way of using…
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Benefits/Disadvantages of Your Chosen Commute?
Hugheskevi started a sub thread in the Biggest Threat to Cyclist post about the benefits of cycling versus his previous commute so thought I might plagarise this and break it out into another thread people might want to contribute to (not just cyclists, but please keep it constructive). Here's my response: My cycle commute…
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Buying a ladies bike for commuting
Hi there, I'm hoping for some help with choosing a new bike. I've been cycling to work for a couple of years now but my old bike isn't worth fixing (or so I've been told) so I need a new one (or a second-hand one). I know the best thing to do will be to go into some local bike shops, but I'd like to go armed with a little…
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Off Peak Day Return - RedSpottedHanky
I'm trying to buy an off-peak day return for this Sunday on the redspottedhanky website but I'm not yet sure what times I want to travel (and won't really know until the day). However, it seems that I have to choose an outbound journey time but can then leave the return journey blank. The East Coast website allows me just…
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Availability of day travel cards
Hi Last few times I've been to London I've bought train tickets a day or two before because I've always been able to get a super off peak day return (£38 from Manchester). I've just gone on to look for a ticket for next Sat and there's none available. Does anyone know if they're limited availability and I've just been…
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Cycle South Brum needs your votes next Tuesday
I work for a community organisation and our project 'Cycle South Brum' has made the television finals of The People's Millions to win £50,000 next Tuesday (26th November)! We want to set up a cycle hub in south Birmingham where people can borrow free bikes to get to work, get active or cycle as a family, but we need to win…
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OMG Oyster or rail card?
I have booked Premier Inn in Brentwood for Sun/Mon/Tue night for my mum (OAP), myself and 2 kids (13 and 15) with the intention of having as cheap as possible xmas sightseeing in London for two days. I have read through the forums for some great ideas but am at a loss to know how to travel from Brentwood. Is it included in…
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Cycle Lane Use
I was driving home tonight and noticed in the cycle lane instead of riding one behind another that two cyclists were riding aside of each other. Are there any rules to riding on a cycle lane or were what they were doing acceptable? (the one on the right did ride close to the line and did slip over it at least once) This is…
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Cycling Overshoes
Sports Direct have Muddyfox A Pure Breed Cycling Overshoes for sale for £9 which is quite cheap however they do not state if they are waterproof or not My question is are all cycling overshoes waterproof because i need ones that are waterproof
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Apply for a 60+ Oyster card - its easier than you think.
Hi just to help out anyone who is about to apply for a 60+ Oyster card London residents become eligible for a 60+ London Oyster photocard on their 60th birthday. The application is straight forward but where someone can get stuck is when they have to add their passport number as its not the normal number but the full…
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virgin trains
I need help desperately 3 months ago I booked 4 adults and1 child ticket to London from Manchester .these are e tickets I purchased them with a credit card from vanquish but 2 months later I closed the account with vanquish and had forgot about this booking. I spoke to virgin trains and explained the situation with them…
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Cannot pick up my train ticket!
I am going up to London in a couple weeks and my friend very kindly paid for my tickets using his debit card (I am repaying him with some photography jobs when I get there). I placed the order on the First Great Western website and forgot to tick the box to get the tickets sent to me in the post. I suddenly realised that…
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Back to back Day Return Train Fares
Hello It seems that it is often much cheaper to buy split several split day return train tickets rather than one complete return journey. I was wondering about the legality of splitting a journey via a local station even if a through intercity train does not stop there such as Droitwich or Bromsgrove. Is this legal to…
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Train delay: Who to claim refund from?
My journey consists of a 25 min train journey, then an 80 min journey. Each is with a different company (FGW, then cross country). FGW have had some punctuality issues for the last couple of weeks - fortunately they now seem to be getting better again. But if my first train is late, I miss my connection, which makes me…
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Difficulty after a mistake with The Trainline
I have recently booked a ticket on-line with the Trainline and immediately I had pressed the button to purchase realised that the site had defaulted to a mobile ticket. I immediately contacted their email operatives to attempt to change this to a collect at the station ticket. The ticket is for my husband who is disabled…
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Slight moan at South West Trains
Slight moan Coming back today on the service from Wokingham to Reading the train broke down at Winnersh (something to do with an air-leak in the front carriage). The guard got everybody off the train as replacement buses were meant to be sent. All fine and dandy until 10 minutes later where the majority of the passengers…
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Bike for commute to work - £200 budget
Hi, I've recently acquired a new job around 4 miles from my home in the city of Bristol, so have decided that cycling to work is my best option. I've cycled before in Bristol (to and from uni) so no the roads, and its generally a cycle friendly city, so am keen to get going. My last bike, was bought for £20 off Gumtree,…