Recent content by cmovcc

I don't need to provide anything to some randomer on the internet I've filed probably half a dozen in the 30 years I've had credit cards and I have a 100% success rate whilst a "TOC prosecution department" might sound scary to some, as someone with a family full of practising solicitors this...

maybe they could investigate the RDG? this sort of unilateral contract change, if not technically fraud is sailing very close to the wind (and how do you ban people from using a card you don't know about from using a ticket machine? good luck with that one)

yes I bought it directly from the RDG on their god awful app if my card provider decline it (which I am certain they won't), I will use https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk to get it back instead if they send someone to turn up in county court over £30 rather than just give in I'll be very surprised...

what, 4 seconds on the app to click it, press dispute and select "good/services received were not as described" if it's less that £50 it's automatically approved no, I was getting 34% because the terms (i.e. the contract between us) said 34%, not (100/3)% offering a pro-rata refund would be...

this is classic breach of contract if they don't provide compensation I'll instruct my card provider to chargeback the original purchase that will cost RDG the £30 plus at least £50 in fees if they had half a brain they'd update the terms, then in a year (or three...!) they'd drop the discount

the "security validation" of the data that's already directly visible to the user on their screen/printed copy? lol... I'm outta here, I can't take this any more

> but an e-ticket is a visible Aztec code and that means keeping the phone powered up the aztec code is one mechanism of transmitting the approx 100 bytes that encodes the ticket information in a machine readable state, suitable for optical readers to decode if you have radio equipment (NFC)...

bytes are bytes I've done extensive work with NFC (to the point of being granted patents) there's no reason this couldn't work (other than the usual rail industry being stuck 20 years in the past)

iphones have the option to allow contactless payments/travel passes to work even when the battery won't allow the phone to be turned on "express mode" https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/security/sec90cd29d1f/web no reason train company apps couldn't implement this

on a bus in London I've seen people hit the emergency exit and jump out after 45 seconds

the 745s/755s are luxurious compared to the 720s unfortunately those of us in west anglia are stuck with them for the next 40 years though thinking positively as they're bombardier they probably won't last 10 (already some are rattling like crazy)

it's a shame the 379s were really very nice, I used to look forward to getting on the train and having a relaxing journey home in comfort (I didn't think I'd even miss the 317s but I guess you don't know what had until it's gone) the current experience is just awful, the seats are small, hard...

wonder if (... hoping that) a similar thing is planned for the longer distance 720s their current interior configuration is perfectly suitable for the inner London suburban services (max duration: 30 mins or so) but it's unsuitable for longer West Anglia journeys (e.g. from Cambridge) in two...

the delay repay claim websites seem to be deliberately awful the "Tracsis Travel Compensation Services Ltd" one is the worst, the giant text boxes have one very small area you have to click in to activate them and it requires something like 3 captchas to submit for my last claim had to step...

the legitimate apcoa connect app is so awful it feels like a scam as someone with a background in computer security its officialness always felt slightly off to me what the hell is apcoa? why has it not at least been white labelled with the train company's branding and behind e.g...