Recent content by Richardr

He had to get a letter from the NHS that said he was fit prior to the original sentencing. Per the LNER link I posted earlier:

A little more information: https://www.lner.co.uk/news/train-ticket-cheat-jailed-for-22-months/ Thereafter, independent of the original offence, lying to a court will always be treated very seriously. This led to the charge of perverting the course of justice, and following denying this in the...

Whilst there will be the odd place that doesn't have decent DAB or internet access, 72% of listening is digital now. The bandwidth for radio is low anyway, hardly requiring fast broadband. The 72% is split - 43% DAB, 15% smart speakers, 11% web / apps, and 4% digital TV.

Because as virtually all other European countries, including some not in the EU, chose to deepen cooperation by implementing Schengen, the UK both inside and outside the EU chose to pull back from any such system. Don't forget that Schengen and similar schemes are not just about the citizens of...

Just out of interest, I got there earlier just in case. The bus took exactly 30 minutes, and was timed to go every 5 minutes, so gaining 5 minutes at least on route (the roads were clear today). 5 minutes from getting off the bus to the train was impossible, but the extra 5 minutes would have...

I'm travelling from St Albans to Manchester today, which involves going to Bedford, getting the bus replacement to Milton Keynes, and picking up the Manchester train there. The ticket was bought from this website, but itineraries are the same elsewhere. The train arrives at Bedford at 12:07 The...

Do the people who arrive really early, or just miss a train and have 59 minutes to wait, wait on the platform if they know which one? If I arrive early I go for a coffee at the station or nearby.

see https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/strikers-are-losing-public-support-admits-rail-baron-whelan/ar-BB1jBMG0

Is there an easy way of doing that? With railcards there is a link. Would the rail companies have to keep a common database of those whose battery has run put before?

If one ignores phones with knackered batteries, every phone I have had in the past few years has had a low mode mode or similar that kicks in if the battery is low. Seeing that, and relying on a ticket on the phone would see me not using the phone except for necessities such as showing a ticket.

People would need to carry a charger / lead, and one compatible with the sockets - whether three pin, USB-A or USB-C.

I've still got it. However, if you've lost it, right click on the taskbar, click taskbar settings, click taskbar behaviours, and make sure you have "select the far corner ..." ticked.

To be fair, not lose so much money ...

Per the BBC it was on: Monday 8th May 1972: 21:15 Thursday 15th March 1973: 21:25 Sunday 18th March 1973: 17:20 and as a schools programme Tuesday 4th December 1973: 11:10am The repeats included in their billing:

I may have misunderstood what you mean, but the ticket is clearly via St Pancras.