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The cost probably assuming that Paypal take an extra percentage or fixed fee being another finger in the metaphorical pie.

Good evening, I am scouting out good prices for the above journey, leaving Friday and coming back Sunday. Best I've found is an super offpeak return c. £46 leaving EUS with split at STA and ending in LIV whcih doesn't seem too bad for the mileage covered, although, as always I am keen to know if...

I have this as well, however, how do you get Avanti to serve you the tickets you want to get? I am trying to buy a EUS - LIV super offpeak return with split at STA but it keeps offering me only the Avanti versions which as expected are double the price and then some. The ticket itself is...

I have to say this can be a bit of a double-edged sword, sure, it brings the ability to make annoucements to the platform staff, however, some I have heard have very bad mike technique as some either shout too loudly into it and it distorts/cuts out and you can't make it out clearly. Perhaps a...

It's definitely an SWR thing...I was on a train to Hampton Court that had left Waterloo late and mid way decided we'd be skipping various stations to get to HC (no doubt to keep to the timetable and also avoid paying delay-repay). This was on one of the new SWR Arterio trains, but the automated...

Interestingly there appears to be some space on the mast for additional antennas, for other operators to, err, get on board. Am presuming that it will be for O2 subscribers only for the time being? My gripe with all of this free wifi is that it is never secured - is there no well-used standard...

As a general point what started out as an environmental drive to reduce plastic bag usage is just now another profit line for shops, the costs of reusable plastic bags have tripled or quadrupled, I recall the stronger reusable ones were about 10p but now are closer to 30/40p in some stores! Even...

Thanks! Nothing as yet for me either, so hopefully it is not the end of the line for the offer.

Does anyone think the Amex LNER cashback will return? Or has it for anyone else?

It always pays to be suspicious these days, I never would respond to any hotel's request to "confirm" my credit card details if I'd booked directly through a third party site like booking.com and I'd tell the hotel to talk to booking.com, since they're who I have paid, not my problem. Although...

Bare minimum and that's it. This is the train X, next station Y. The less verbal the better, they need to cut out all of the crap. It's what they do abroad - and it also helps those that aren't native speakers of English understand where they are, and what station is next, rather than all of...

From my anecdotal experience under the new 5% cashback (as referenced to above) I have found that the LNER cashback works at the ticket window in King's Cross and even in the onboard catering on the train. I have used both and received the cashback. The clumsy wording is probably down to...

Ah yes, I had this one the other day where the guard was talking over the top of the automated annoucement, and it didn't mute the automated annoucement for some reason when the guard did his. The mic technique does vary between guard and it is obvious who does have the right technique and who...

Average commuter here, having a glimpse into the future of what it could be like by having a 701 for both the outward and return journey the other day. :D All very smooth and nice journey, whilst a touch warm on the inside some airconditioning is better than none (455s) or some carriages not...

There was a good reason, the Guildford service I was on started having smoke emerge from under the carriage I was in so an unscheduled stop was made in Clapham Junction and platform 9 was blocked for some time as the staff and fire brigade checked it out, before inching the train away in the...

An office, somewhere in the SWR, someone is typing in Word: Ctrl+H "FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED" Paste "SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED" :D Joking aside, I hope that branding is the very last thing on the agenda. There's only so much lipstick you can put on a pig when you have a...

Average commuter here who has to pay 300+ GBP per month to ride the 455s in order to get to the office - can't wait to be rid of them. Freezing cold in the winter, roasting in the summer, lacks any modern facilities like toilets onboard, air conditioning or power at seats. I don't get what...

This is what annoucements should be reduced to, the bare essentials. Anything above that is not service crucial (such as skipping stations or switching the destination) is unwanted noise, IMO. That includes all annoucements about paying attention to the safety notices in the carriages, texting...

What's the problem with that? You've made the payment so expect it to be debited. In my experience it left my account a day or two later when I used C&P in M&S during this recent incident.

Thanks for the insight, it's interesting to know. I was in Waterloo the other day and the screen I mentioned previously in the thread appeared to be unfrozen and working as normal, I guess someone either saw it malfunctioning, or this thread (!) and pressed the right buttons/people to get it...