myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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i was working in Fulham not too long ago and broke my van key.
wallet was in the van, both my phones had flat batteries. had to get back to wycombe....
the site was right outside Parsons Green station, so i explained the story to the duty manager who let me get on and go as far as Marylebone which was the last tube station before going overland. She filled out a failure to pay (iirc) form and phoned Marylebone to tell them to expect me.
that was very nice of her. Overland operators wern't so understanding. I had to get someone to go to Wycombe stations and pay for a ticket from there which they printed where i was. Cost an extra £10 for the privelage on top of whatever the fare was. 
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
Location: Liverpool
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Originally posted by andy1868
as long as you book 14 days in advance, you can go to euston from wigan for £24 each. or at least it used to be
They dont do the advanced tickets anymore. A return from London to Liverpool on 4th September (Friday after work) to 7th September (Sunday) for the weekend is coming out at £62.60 which isnt that bad actually.
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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we paid 80 quid each return from manchester picadilly to london euston. not sure if that is expensive tbh.
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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wigan north western to euston is £31.30 return with virgin
https://www.buytickets.virgintrains.co.uk/categorymatrix.aspx
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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It's cheap if you look hard enough.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Originally posted by toni88
Well its £90 in petrol so i think thats alright..weekends are always most expensive too. Yeah they should put the prices down if they're wanting to do all that bollox!
What the hell is your fuel economy like? 
Not only are trains expensive, they're never normally on time, cramped, uncomfortable and stink of piss.
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toni88
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Registered: 16th Jul 08
Location: leicester
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quote:
Originally posted by xa0s
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Originally posted by toni88
Trains are cheap if you can book early enough and look around, im going kent from leicester on friday and its only costing 42quid, only booked today too.. Where you travelling from?
[Edited on 03-08-2008 by toni88]
Where in Kent? 
some gay village dartford i think 
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Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by toni88
Well its £90 in petrol so i think thats alright..weekends are always most expensive too. Yeah they should put the prices down if they're wanting to do all that bollox!
What the hell is your fuel economy like?
Not only are trains expensive, they're never normally on time, cramped, uncomfortable and stink of piss.
i wasn't driving mate, had visitors last weekend, so not sure lol
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xa0s
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Registered: 4th Mar 08
Location: Dartford, Kent Car: Turbo'd Fabia vRS
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Oh, what a coincidence!
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Dartford to Leicester is 127 miles one way. I can't see it being £90 in fuel
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xa0s
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Registered: 4th Mar 08
Location: Dartford, Kent Car: Turbo'd Fabia vRS
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Then 127 miles back!
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Mad Moe
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Registered: 14th Jun 01
Location: Northumberland
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260 Miles still wouldn't cost £90 in petrol unless is was a high performance car
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Neo
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Registered: 20th Feb 07
Location: Essex
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They want £270 to go to see my gf when she's at uni....driving it will take 3 hours, train takes 4.19 and driving wont cost me nearly 300 quid
Public transport ftl
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