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All of my SWR machine purchased tickets come up as "SNB S20040 Manchester" on my credit card statement. I nearly reported one of them as dodgy I didn't recognise the merchant name. This is on an Amex card.

I don't ever understand why the UK find the segregation aspect so unsavoury. On the continent they've all got separated bins for the above (maybe not food/garden waste, it probably gets binned). In some parts they also have very inventive ways of hiding the array of communal bins underground in...

A good description for the state of my local store, went in there trying to find some specific lightbulbs that I would think any DIY place might have, left empty handed, the whole store looked very unkempt and pretty much dying. Plenty of screenwash or paint to be had though (!).

Pages from Ceefax on the BBC, with the accompanying production music library sourced soundtrack.

It's always interesting when you go abroad to the same store (in this case Lidl) and getting one of the equivalent offers leaflets back to compare. The Lidl one in Spain had plenty more offers and discounts in compared to the equivalent in the UK. The UK one focused hard on promoting the Lidl+...

Is this a cautionary tale of 'what has private equity ever done for us'? I would think Morrisons would be the stronger of the two, as they have (as far as I am aware) got vertical integration, as in they farm and produce their own meat etc. That's if it's not all been flogged off already. Asda...

Are people overly trusting of people that purport to be in authority in this country? I watched the BBC scammers programme last night and there was someone that was completely following every single word of the scammer, from installing the remote control software on their phone, to ignoring the...

Sounds pretty awful if there's nothing but a load of Tesco Expresses. At least in M&S/Waitrose basic own brand items are reasonably priced and you get good quality. In Tesco Express it is overpriced. It's all about knowing what to purchase, and from where. Whilst I shop in Waitrose for most...

Yes, the current TFL bus ticket machines are ancient but they seem to do to the job. I wonder if the oyster pad can be integrated into any new machine(s) - from anecdotal evidence I have seen they give a good read speed at barriers etc when used with a real card. The mileage varies when people...

Fair points. I do wonder if charging say 1/2 or 1/4 fare to concessionary holders - such as the elderly, or children would have any benefit. Surely it is better to have some farebox revenue per passenger than just any subsidy? On my bus journeys in TFL land I often see children jump on for one...

The Dixons name is still used but in the airport stores.

All ticket machines at my local SWR station are on a crash/reboot loop.

Not always, the newly opened one in Ealing Broadway is a franchised by WH Smith and has a branch next door.

There will be some sort of private data link, either wired or cellular, if you look in the TRU news it has some interesting insights.

3 coverage between London and Birmingham, not bad. Seems the sheep of the Chilterns get good reception! Only the occasional dropout going into tunnels/cuttings etc, then again that is to be expected. I remember c.10 years ago once you left Petersfield until you came out of the other end of the...

We have some bus routes round here converted to ADL single deck electric ones from their old diesel equivalents. Smooth ride and acceleration as you'd expect for electric buses (although some drivers do not seem to understand to get a shift on, and drive at 10mph), but my god do these get...

Many thanks for the suggestions, I'll go with the super offpeak through ticket as it looks to be the most straightforward option with no ties to specific trains and I presume one can just walk up and buy it? Sadly I don't qualify for any of the railcards and thank you for the tip for the excess...

Hello, I am looking for the best value ticket for this journey please. I'm looking at heading out in the morning, and coming back as late as it will allow me to, on the same day. I'm a very infrequent rail traveller, so some gudiance would be appreciated. Is there any particular opinion on which...

I remember seeing this in our local Tesco express and they achieved this by having a sheet of preprinted yellow reduced labels and the checkout operator scanning the appropriate one. There was also a notice next to the baked goods that went up after the appropriate time to advise they were...

I wouldn't say it was a network operator (or whoever supplies their connectivity) failure per se, but perhaps a config change or software update that broke it. It also makes sense why they couldn't accept gift cards as no doubt this relies on realtime deduction of the balance in the central...