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Bus tips & tricks
I'd love to hear some of your tips and tricks for bus travel. Here are a few of mine (bearing in mind that I'm a Londoner): * A kid told me that he always looks out for the brand new buses by checking their reg plate, because the new ones in his area of South London are equipped with charging ports. He'll wait until a new…
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Train Travel Disruption 15/10/23
Hi, really hoping someone can help or offer guidance for my predicament as I’m at a financial loss of £225! I booked tickets to ABBA Voyage in April, the event was scheduled for 15th October 2023. My family and I allowed sufficient travel time from Birmingham to London, but hours before the event, there was a points…
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Edinburgh Trip
Wondering if anyone knows the nearest Tram or Bus stop outside Waverley Train station for getting to Premiere inn on Princess street? I know its not far but mobility issues make it difficult also public Transport is much cheaper than Taxi.
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Mayor of London targets removal of day travelcard, what next?
After ULEZ we now have the added enjoyment of the Mayor of London discontinuing the Day Travelcard for those of us wishing to travel to London for a day out! I ask myself does thr Mayor want anyone travelling around London and shop owners and businesses benefiting from us. It seems like he doesn't! I have 3 family members…
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Plans to close rail ticket offices in England scrapped
Good news for elderly disabled and vulnerable passengers. Plans to close hundreds of rail ticket offices in England have been scrapped. Transport Secretary Mark Harper said the government had asked train operators to withdraw their proposals because they failed to meet high passenger standards. However, rail bosses were…
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5-Day Travel from Luton to London
I am a PhD student at King's and my accommodation is in Luton. I have to travel daily 5 days a week from luton to london. Right now, I travel from luton to west hampstead, and than to waterloo underground station. Please advise on how can I save on my travel cost?
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Avanti won't refund a 2hr delayed journey due to it being 28 days ago, any options?
Hello Forumites, I'm wondering if there is any option to elevate a complaint to Avanti about them not refunding my journey due to their arbitrary (and in my view shameful) 28 day limit to their refund policy. As I'm beyond 28 days they can just point to their policy and say "meh" but this is such an arbitrary bit of…
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Showing trainpal railcard
Just a heads up.... I was asked to show my railcard on a service this week. I have a screenshot of it and have successfully shown this (and had it QR scanned) on numerous occasions. This time the inspector wanted to see the original with the hologram flickering, I was on a countryside service with weak 4g and I was…
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Will TrainPal charge me if I change my ticket time?
Booked a return journey with TrainPal. I wish to alter the time of the outward journey which is slightly dearer and the site says I may incur an admin fee. Current total return journey is £5. If I were to change the outward time I’d pay £3.90 for the outward change minus the cost I already paid for the outward journey plus…
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Trainline train Not_provided
Hi I’ve booked a train journey next Wednesday from Vienna to Prague , I’ve received my ticket in a pdf and all seems ok , But in the my bookings part of the Trainline app it has the itinerary and says under the Vienna departure time , train NOT_PROVIDED, That’s how it was written, Does anyone know what that means and in…
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The fairly complete guide to saving money on transport within London
Ticketing In general you should use a contactless pay-as-you-go
payment card (debit, credit, or Google/Apple pay), which is modern and doesn’t
require topping up, a payment to TFL, etc. However, for railcard holders only
you may be required to buy an Oyster card. For certain situations you should
buy tickets. Weekly,…
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Warning: Avoid applying for Mature Student (16-25) railcard online - do it at a station instead
It is a terrible process and is much worse than doing it offline, although this may depend to an extent university. Experience 1: take printed form to admin staff at university, wait five minutes, go to train station with form and passport photo, get handed railcard which can be used immediately Experience 2: King's…
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London transport - Contactless V Oyster??
A colleague recently mentioned that using a Contactless card for PAYG journeys is cheaper than using Oyster for PAYG. I can't find anything to confirm or refute this. Does anyone know, and can point me in the right direction for information? I currently use Oyster as I don't like the idea of having my debit card out at…
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Child train penalty
My child (14 year old) gets the train to school on Northern rail. The station she gets the train from doesn't accept cash so they have to get a promise to pay and pay at the other end. She got the train a couple of weeks ago and lost her promise to pay. She attempted to pay with cash for her ticket at the other end but the…
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Electric Bike Insurance
My son bought an electric bike as he doesn't drive and works 7 or 8 miles away from his home. He took out a specific electric bike insurance. A couple of weeks ago an opportunist thief stole the bike from within his conservatory, the insurance company are refusing to pay up as there was no forced or violent entry. The…
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Senior Railcard - Anytime travel - Big Con!
One advantage of being marginally older more mature, is getting a Senior Railcard to get 1/3 off train fares including peak times, and I quote from the Trainline website: When can I use a Railcard? Again, this depends on the type of Railcard you have. Generally, all Railcards can be used for discounted train fares during…
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Alternatives to Trainline and Complete savings
Hi all, Presently I am booking two journeys a week on Trainline for work. Like many I got the complete savings 'prod' and did give it a second thought as I was booking regularly. So far I have said no. As I am booking regularly is there something I should be doing? Checked Quidco and Top Cashback. Both paying 0.5% so guess…
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Train Season Ticket - Another 'Any Permitted Route' query (shorter journey)
Hi, Apologies that the 'Permitted Route' question has been on here a few times but I can't see this specific query.I need to travel to London Waterloo on a weekly basis and therfore want a season or flexi ticket.My local station (Chandlers Ford) changes at Southampton Airport Parkway.I will mostly travel from the latter…
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Bus price cap in England [now extended to Dec 2024]
Hi, Does anyone know of an update on the bus fare price cap for the first three months of next year? I can't find anything online since the announcement in September. My local operator is Arriva and I can't see anything on their website about whether they're taking part in the scheme. Thanks
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How are cycle to work scheme payments calculated
Hi, I have a job which is paid through PAYE but is a zero hours contract. I typically earn variable amounts each month. I would like to take advantage of the cycle to work scheme offered by my employer but I'm not sure how the monthly payments are calculated in order to figure out the expected savings. How are the payments…