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There was a man checking tickets at Macclesfield, and therefore not sticking to Social Distancing regulations. The other day he caught somebody who had got on at Poynton without a ticket, a much need £4.50* in the coffers. Surely this shouldn't be happening at the moment?! *plus admin...

Thank you. Which route planner did you use, might I ask please? I couldn’t make it work on Nationalrail.co.uk

Need to arrive before 1pm on the Monday, and leave after 1pm on the Tuesday I'll have a look - thank you!

I'm looking to travel from Manchester to Wimbledon, then Wimbledon to Southampton on one day, and then from Southampton to Manchester the following day (23/24 March). Is there a 'multi city' ticket I can buy for this, or will I have to get 3 separate singles?

will do, thanks. thanks all for your comments / replies!

Yes - it was a machine. It wasn't the Virgin Trains one - that couldn't offer me a fare, it was the London Midland (?) one. Work pay, so it's not the end of the world, but that's not the point!

There was no option to buy a ticket from LU zone 1... it only allowed me to select a destination (via...)

I bought a ticket yesterday from Euston to Weybridge, and was given two options. One was 'Any Permitted', the other was 'via Surbiton'. I bought the (cheaper) via Surbiton ticket, as almost all trains go via Surbiton... I got a confirmation on the screen to show that the ticket was for 'London...

Sounds like a prime example of poor customer service on the railway. This is why I feel it's sad that a company like Virgin, who generally 'GET' customer service, are not being able to reapply for their franchise. I'd be surprised if you had a similar experience with them.

Apologies - as noted below, Pepipoo maybe not the right place after all, was just trying to help :) I'm afraid I can't help from a rail perspective, but have you posted this on the Pepipoo forum? They are specialised in parking fines & tickets, and may be best placed to help.

They'll use this to try and improve your customer experience in the future. Standard practice - what can they do to stop you using alternative methods of transport? I think it's fair enough, and from a customer point of view, I think Virgin do a much better job than some of the other 'big boys'...

You'll need to be on the ball to get those advances - but it's definitely possible to get them if you're organised. Have you considered flying? It's a bit more hassle, but I find it much cheaper than the train for peak time MAN-LON travel.

Thanks all

Interesting, do you know if there's a place to get stats on this? Just done a quick google search but can't find anything :frown:

Hello, Just been doing some thinking whilst travelling past a rail transporter carrying lots of cars in the Rugby area - which I hadn't seen before! Given the driver shortage across Europe, has there been much of an increase in rail freight across the UK - is that something that people have...

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Hello, I’m trying to book a return from Manchester to London dep 20/7, ret 22/7 - but there are still no advance tickets for the Sunday. Is there a reason for this? Any idea when they might be released please? Many thanks.

Hello, Travelling from Wimbledon (where I'm staying) to Weybridge tomorrow, but need a return to Waterloo in the afternoon. If I buy a return from Waterloo to Weybridge (via Wimbledon) online, can I start my outbound journey from Wimbledon (I'll pick my ticket up today)? Or would that be...

Part of the problem is that many drivers are now agency-employed... and agencies don't tend to pay for training. With fewer and fewer companies owning their own fleet, and with national service no longer a thing (and the HGV licences earned during it!), it's difficult and relatively expensive to...

I'm hearing a lot at work at the minute (I work in supply chain), that there are huge implications across Europe due to a shortage of lorry drivers. This is leading to factories (including some of the 'big, big' names) running at around 75% capacity, as they simply can't get their products...