16-02-2019, 04:52 PM
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Re: Let the train take the strain
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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Perhaps, but you have to be a senior citizen to get one of those. I don't qualify. I'm sure by the time I get to the qualifying age there will be no benefits or they will raise the threshold.They have few decent advance fares. Unless you want to travel at midnight with the party goers and hen nights.
Example .Virgin website .Manchester to London for a long weekend , out on Friday 21st March @ 11.35 Advance fare no railcard £29 , back on Monday 25th @ 12 noon Advance fare no railcard £25 .
Is that £54 not decent for that distance ?
16-02-2019, 06:21 PM
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Re: Let the train take the strain
Originally Posted by marmaduke
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That’s great if you plan your life in advance however if you were to decide to go tomorrow I imagine the price would go up some what
If I was going tomorrow I would still be able to get a cheaper ticket than walkon and did you know if you break your journey up into several parts instead of a through journey you can save ?
I know this because ? I happened to be behind a couple at the station ticket collection machine who had to go to Cornwall the next day because of an emergency .They took quite a while so much so that they apologised and told me why saying they couldn't afford the original quoted price .
16-02-2019, 06:24 PM
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Re: Let the train take the strain
Originally Posted by Besoeker
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We've had a few trips from Bedfordshire to Yorkshire recently, Believe it or not, it was cheaper to use our local cab company for the day than for two adults to go by train. And a damn sight more convenient being door to door.
Do you have to travel into London to get a train up to say Leeds ? Just asking .
16-02-2019, 06:55 PM
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Re: Let the train take the strain
Originally Posted by Zuleika
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I find that difficult to believe . Using a cab all day including waiting time? Do you have to travel into London to get a train up to say Leeds ? Just asking .
We have used the same driver for a number of trips since last June. His first job for us was collecting my dear wife's family from Heathrow when they came over from Georgia.
He has since taken us to Barnsly, Rotherham, and various others. On Tuesday, he will take us to the vet with our dog and the following week to the groomer.
A bit of background. We are moving up north and have looked at several properties in South Yorkshire. We needed to view them and getting there by train was expensive not to mention tortuous with changes and timing. Plus taxi fares at both ends.
I did drive the trip, in fact I drove a lot on business but cataracts prevent that now. Operation in a few weeks, I hope, will remedy that.
BTW - convenience? Our driver lives just two doors away. And his children love our big hairy dog. The younger daughter came in to our house today to feed him a carrot.
16-02-2019, 07:16 PM
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Besoeker ,sorry for the misunderstanding , not inferring you're a liar. ,I said I found it difficult to believe using a taxi for a day would run cheaper than train fare .I can do from my home to say Blackpool on the train for a third of what my regular taximan quotes me,so you are fortunate .
16-02-2019, 07:38 PM
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Re: Let the train take the strain
Originally Posted by Zuleika
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Besoeker ,sorry for the misunderstanding , not inferring you're a liar. ,I said I found it difficult to believe using a taxi for a day would run cheaper than train fare . I can do from my home to say Blackpool on the train for a third of what my regular taximan quotes me,so you are fortunate .
16-02-2019, 09:07 PM
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Re: Let the train take the strain
My son in law travels to London nearly every day with his job. His annual ticket is £8,500 but his company pays.My daughter flew to Texas, Dallas last week with her job, her business class ticket was £5,500.
How do these companies afford it?
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