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riceuten replied to the thread Copenhagen 'tourist tax' on non-EU card payments.Spain was the absolute worst for this - "Sorry, sir, the card is British, I can only charge you in sterling" - when presented with a... -
riceuten replied to the thread Additional travel costs: who is responsible?."Being firm" with staff who outright refuse to do this? Which I have experienced in the past
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riceuten replied to the thread Air conditioning on London Buses.And the a/c did not function at all - which was the clincher
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riceuten replied to the thread Kings Cross Platform Rules.The lack of such a system and the usual "advice" of "not travelling now unless necessary" or "finding an alternative route" is probably...
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riceuten replied to the thread National Express Coaches Discussion.No, it's not right. But that's modern business logic for you.
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riceuten replied to the thread National Express Coaches Discussion.Because that's how many, many transport companies operate.
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riceuten replied to the thread National Express Coaches Discussion."Ongoing network optimisation and cost-efficiency programmes” Well, that's one way of framing the considerable pruning of the network
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riceuten replied to the thread Copenhagen 'tourist tax' on non-EU card payments.Definitely non-EU issued - I have a couple of cards that allow you to carry a DKK balance (Wise, Revolut) though the issuing country is...
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riceuten replied to the thread Standard gauge trains in Russian gauge land, and platform-train interface.I believe there was a standard gauge track all the way to Kaliningrad before 2012 - EGTRE stated...
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riceuten replied to the thread Chiltern planning to introduce seat reservations - Survey.I suspect another driver to this is the absolute obsession of some tourists (not just in the UK) with having seat reservations to the...
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riceuten replied to the thread EMR - MD Will Rogers leaves immediately.I find some of the "dead hand of the state" implications here a bit tiresome. Apropos of the strikes and safety concerns of the RMT...
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riceuten replied to the thread Arriva (Beds, Bucks, Herts).I suspect the enhanced service will only last as long as it takes to dislodge Stagecoach
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riceuten replied to the thread Denmark Rejsekort smartcard replaced by Rejsekort smartphone app.I wonder if the Rejsekort app accepts non-Danish bank accounts and cards, and doesn't whack you for an out of currency charge as many...
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riceuten replied to the thread European Sleeper experience.I'm also dismayed when people say "Well, Nightjet are just as bad", which - even if it were true - is no defence at all. We all want...
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riceuten replied to the thread European Sleeper experience.Multiple comments here and elsewhere.