Recent content by rajguna

Thanks everyone. Even when the card stopped working over a year ago it had been in use for a while so I'm pretty sure that it was bought before the deposit went up to £5.

Hi, I had a normal oyster card which hadn't worked for over a year and a friend mentioned today that i could get a refund if I returned it. So when I went to return it, the lady at the counter said that there was £1.95 on it and gave me £4.95 in total. Later when I got back to my friend he...

I've never been to Embankment before, is there more than one set of stairs?

The early time is not to win the race of check-in, it's to miss the rush at central London. The baggage allowance is 30kg (+ 7kg hand luggage) so 25kg and no hand luggage shouldn't be an issue. I've flown with luggage heavier than 23kg twice this year and I've never had to pay extra for any...

The flight is at 10:30 so there is plenty of time. A lot of recommendations for the Embankment - Baron's Court route, so that's what I'll do on the day, thanks everyone. I'll be spending some time with the person at the airport after checking in so by the time I have to start my journey...

Two things. I keep thinking about crowds but actually how crowded will the lines be at 6am, it won't be as bad as when peak time starts will it? because by that time we'll already be on the last train going the opposite direction of the rush. Secondly, if I touch in at station A but after...

The luggage is a wheeled suitcase which will probably weigh about 25kg and I've walked with / carried similar before. It's not the mass that worries me, it's getting it on the train and keeping it in a place so it isn't in the way of people getting on and off. The reason I mentioned the...

I don't understand, what's the additional cost of walking from one station to another?

Terminal 4 is a pretty quick walk from station to check in, and being there at 7:30 still give us nearly 3 hours till the flight departs. Appreciate the idea but I might feel really nervous about getting caught in traffic during the bus journey. I completely forgot that peak has a starting...

I'll be going to heathrow to send someone off (also going so I can carry their heavy luggage) and we'll need to be there before 7:30am on the 6th of December. The way I usually go is to catch a train to Charing Cross, get the Northern line to Leicester Square and then onto the Piccadilly...

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their posts. I had no issues whatsoever during my trip.

Two questions: What would happen if I got on the DLR without touching out at Lewisham NR due to open barriers? I once went through a station which had it's barriers open, it was fine because I had a paper travelcard but would the oyster readers have worked if I had a card?

Just to confirm: In at Catford Out at Lewisham NR In an Lewisham DLR Pink at Stratford (optional but recommended?) Out at Leytonstone.

Thank you for the really quick replies. So this is what I should do? Touch in at Catford Bridge, Touch out at Lewisham, Touch the pink reader at Lewisham DLR (here, as I've touched out at Lewisham NR shouldn't I be touching a yellow reader?) , Is Stratford like Lewisham with two...

Hi, I'm in the UK for 2 weeks and I'm staying in Catford. On Monday and Tuesday I need to go to Leytonstone (during peak time but return at off-peak) for which I've already worked out a route but I'm unsure about the procedure for touching in and out when moving from rail to DLR to...