Recent content by londiscape

Thanks all for your advice, much appreciated. I'd had no idea a free bus existed, will have to investigate that!

Hi all, just a quick query... I've got an Off Peak Return (SVR) from London Terminals (LON) to Manchester Stations (MCR) - and I'm staying / working near Man Victoria. Outward journey's already done, I got a cab from Man Picc to destination as it was quite late. However on the return, am I...

Conversely Haddenham and Thame Parkway just gets called "Haddenham station" by some locals, and is actually in Haddenham (or a darn sight closer to it than it is to Thame in any case). 1753824228 On a visit to Canterbury I heard almost all locals refer to their two stations as "West station" and...

Windsor and Eton Central? Original grand station is now a shopping centre, with the trains relegated to a single platform out the back.

Definitely agree with this one. Haven't been driving for that long, but after a couple of nasty scares soon after passing and starting motorway driving this is one of the top things to watch out for. If I'm overtaking in L3 I'll now watch carefully for anything in L1 that looks as if it's going...

Many thanks for reply, I did try the airports in the end - the prices were stupidly high, around £450 for the weeks rental even for an ordinary bog standard car. I suspect price hiking due to bank holidays plus Easter school holidays. Oh well, it's back to trains and taxis this week!

Hoping someone can help here, Google has failed me unfortunately. My car's in with the mechanics and is broken, was hoping to get it back yesterday (Thurs) but the job they did didn't fix it. I'm in SW London. Could do with a rental car for next week's work but will need to pick it up on...

How about the Fe Line?

Do the staff halts at Durnsford Road (Wimbledon) or Battersea Park count?

I thought the same the first time, but the second time was just after using it with a PIN, must be an equipment malfunction

I have to be a bit careful as I'm still within the 2 years probation for new drivers (6 points and you're out) but I think this is true, most traffic does over 80mph on the M6 toll. If i do the usual 10% plus speedo overread I get overtaken (I try not to do more than that). So I guess the normal...

It's a very nice road, very smooth to drive and often empty, as a recently qualified driver I haven't yet been on the normal M6 through the outskirts of Brum, on my three trips so far from London to the NW the M6 has always had some blockage according to radio traffic reports. I would say it's...

Didn't work for me last time I was there - had to put the card in the slot then it spat it back out - Early July, southbound toll plaza, full length £8.20 Of course could have been user error! Also if you need a receipt I make sure to press the button before putting the card in, not sure if...

Apparently my 20 year old petrol car is surprisingly ULEZ compliant for the moment, that is until Khan decides to move the goalposts yet again.

"If something doesn't look right, contact staff or text the British Transport Police.... etc etc SSS" Wonder how literally we can take this, couple of weeks ago I saw a very fat bloke in a tight vest and very short shorts on a train. That definitely didn't look right.... :-)