Recent content by mrbouffant

Just to close this out: I used the reader again today and it worked fine. Not a card error then, but a transient reader error it seems.

It arrived automatically. I think mine expired sometime this month.

Thanks all for your thoughts. It is a new card that replaces an expired one. I have happily used it for the last few weeks. On advice from Southern customer services, I visited the ticket office at my destination and they confirmed the card was working. Indeed, I could also scan it with my...

Got this error when touching in this morning. Been using keyGo forever. Anybody know what it means? A cursory Google search yielded nothing useful. Thanks!

Thanks for your thoughts. What a can of worms! In the end I bought a single to Farringdon and then tapped in for the liz line. Overall cost was about £30. More expensive than it should have been but more straightforward.

On Monday I wish to travel on the 0644 thameslink service from east grinstead via Farringdon and the Elizabeth Line to heathrow T5 Which ticket should I buy? The southern journey planner offers no fares between the two stations. Thanks!

I bought a paper ticket to go London Underground Zone 1 to Reading yesterday. Due to track defects west of Paddington, we arrived 61 minutes late. Checking the TFL website for Elizabeth Line delay repay, they say to call 0343 222 1234 for paper ticket refunds. I called the number and the options...

Don't forget also the personal allowance grab between 100K and ~125K, meaning someone pays a marginal rate of 60% tax between those two numbers. Plus NI...

This is useful to know. Thanks!

On these units, my preferred seat - for reasons of leg room and a desire to keep away from other people - is the single seat next to the accessible toilet. Is there any way to discern from viewing the front of the unit approaching the platform if this will be at the start of coach 2 or the end...

It is a paper ticket, purchased yesterday for travel today. Thanks for the advice. I'll travel to Victoria and take the tube. The extra journey time will give me ample opportunity to reflect on my carelessness.

I just absent mindedly purchased a Super Off Peak Day Single from Lingfield to Victoria. I should have selected London Terminals as I want to alight at London Bridge. Can I use this ticket for that journey given the price is identical?

Ah excellent. That was easier than expected. Thanks!

Via the Southern Railway website I bought advanced singles for myself and my 17 year old son to go from Kings Cross to Leeds and back on 9th September. Because he has a 16-17 saver, I had to add two journeys to the basket, one with a railcard and one without. On checkout, the system allocated us...

Thanks all for your thoughts!