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  1. pdq

    Companies That You Expect to Disappear Soon

    We have a Samsung fridge freezer that has been faultless for about 18 years now. Samsung TV is 8 years old, and Samsung microwave 3 or 4. Only the microwave has an issue, where there's a bad connection to the display and a segment or two occasionally go on strike. #tempting fate!
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    SWR travel irregularity report

    That's only where you haven't been physically stopped and the company is contacting you preemptively, purely through a data trawl of online purchases. In any case, contacting them to advise of contact details is not admitting to anything.
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    Contact TfW regarding connection today (09 Aug)

    Brilliant, that's a relief. Thanks for the quick response.
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    Contact TfW regarding connection today (09 Aug)

    Hi, My daughter's travelling to Tenby, on the 1127 Manchester to Carmarthen, where her onward connection to Tenby is cancelled. I've tried to contact TfW by phone, Messenger and WhatsApp, but no response (phone line claims they are closed). I want to find out if an RRB is being provided before I...
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    Should children be taught how to use public transport at school?

    Don't forget that most people on this forum are train-savvy, and are likely to pass that up-to-date knowledge to their children. However, it's quite feasible that many parents' last experience of a train was that it's always normal to be able to pay the conductor onboard. Passing that...
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    UK switching to electric vehicles discussion

    Definitely agree that 0% VAT on public charging would make a far more significant impact since (a) the unit prices are so incredibly high and (b) VAT is at 20% not 5%. Agree to an extent - and a gross generalisation is coming up! The flip side is that people with less purchasing power are more...
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    UK switching to electric vehicles discussion

    Whilst this is true, the VAT reduction is insignificant. I pay 4p/kWh on Octopus for 'intelligent' EV charging. Let's say I do 12,000 miles a year at a poor average of 3 miles/kWh. That's 4000 kWh of charge. At 4p per unit that's £160 a year including VAT. The VAT component is £8.
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    Clickbait advertising on the forum

    The ads do tend to be linked to your previous history :lol:. On Chrome (PC) I have an ad for a fragrance store at the top (I recently bought some new aftershave) and Adobe at the bottom.
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    Enduring anachronisms

    Another one - the reasonably standard sign for an EV charging point which has the front end of something like an Austin 1100 with a massive 3 pin plug.
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    What’s happening in Halifax on 1/2 Aug 2026?

    Possibly a gig at the Piece Hall on the Saturday.
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    Is it right that being able to afford a solicitor seems to improve the chances of avoiding prosecution?

    I have a theory... TfL see that a solicitor has been engaged. They then infer that, if it goes to court, representation will continue. Therefore, TfL would need to ensure their case is absolututely watertight, so would need to get their legal team spooled up, checking everything. The cost of...
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    Best and worst coffee shops/chains etc

    I don't drink coffee at all but like a decent cup of 'normal' full bodied tea. It's surprising how many chains and even independents are unable to fulfil this, given the supposed effort they go to for coffee. Various gripes - poor quality tea, water not hot enough to brew properly, unfiltered...
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    Yorkshire Buses to cease trading

    Not all schools. Ours breaks on Thursday. Anyway, email has gone out from the school advising parents.
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    Yorkshire Buses to cease trading

    Could be awkward tomorrow when the school bus doesn't run. I've seen this, but I guess most parents won't have... Would they have had to give notice to Metro/WYCA and other bodies?
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    UK switching to electric vehicles discussion

    Indeed. My previous Skoda was petrol and had numerous issues with the technology, often needing a switch off and back on just to get things like the heater to work. Conversely, my current Kia EV has been faultless.
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    You know you’re getting older when……

    When I was at York uni in the early 90s, one of the local supermarkets - a regional one, maybe Jacksons? - had a policy that all cheques had to be pre-authorised before starting to shop. This was for all customers not just skint students. By this time, the bigger shops were just starting to take...
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    Unable pay penalty fare on ircas as details don't match and cant find the notice

    You can often find an alternative geographical phone number at https://www.saynoto0870.com/. I haven't looked for this, but it's worth a look.
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    Tenby Visit

    As a proud born and bred Tenby lad, though an exile since 1991, it's heart-warming to read the love for my town. I honestly didn't fully appreciate its charm until taking my children there. In particular, I was swimming on the north beach, the tide was coming in and the sun was glinting off the...
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    Two Together Railcard: unfair terms?

    Are there any scenarios where 2 x Two Together tickets are cheaper than 1 x undiscounted? If not, then one person holding the two tickets plus railcard really ought to be sufficient in a pragmatic world. I guess there's a tiny window for fraud if I and my two together friend travel separately...
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    Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now

    Maybe not totally anachronistic yet, but I'm sure will be soon - roadside bill boards that have actual posters pasted up rather than electronic screens. And in a similar vein, places like Piccadilly Circus with it's building sized ads being somewhere novel rather than commonplace.

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