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Online booking of UK trains
I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
accept non-UK cards for online bookings. I've never had problems
before, but I've just got off the phone with what passes for a helpline,
and have been assured that it is no longer possible.
ScotRail Telesales was happy to accept a US-based card, though.
I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
accept non-UK cards for online bookings. I've never had problems
before, but I've just got off the phone with what passes for a helpline,
and have been assured that it is no longer possible.
ScotRail Telesales was happy to accept a US-based card, though.
Re: Online booking of UK trains
S Viemeister <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
> I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
> accept non-UK cards for online bookings.
That's a poor show. What about virgin trains? They use the same booking
engine as Trainline, but there are differences- for example they don't
add the card surcharge! I use them now instead of trainline...
--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate -www .davidhorne,net
(email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the
onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins
S Viemeister <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
> I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
> accept non-UK cards for online bookings.
That's a poor show. What about virgin trains? They use the same booking
engine as Trainline, but there are differences- for example they don't
add the card surcharge! I use them now instead of trainline...
--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate -www .davidhorne,net
(email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the
onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins
Re: Online booking of UK trains
David Horne, the chancellor (*) wrote:
> S Viemeister <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
>
>> I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
>> accept non-UK cards for online bookings.
>
> That's a poor show. What about virgin trains? They use the same booking
> engine as Trainline, but there are differences- for example they don't
> add the card surcharge! I use them now instead of trainline...
>
I haven't tried them - yet.
I was really annoyed by the whole thing. I needed to book a ticket for
a US-based relative who'll be arriving at Edinburgh airport and going
directly to Waverly, picking up his tickets from the machine at the
station. I could have booked using my Royal Bank card, but I won't be
there, and they want the card that the booking was made with.
The ScotRail site says that they no longer accept registration of those
outwith the UK, but that if you've already registered, you can continue
to use the site. They lied.
David Horne, the chancellor (*) wrote:
> S Viemeister <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
>
>> I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
>> accept non-UK cards for online bookings.
>
> That's a poor show. What about virgin trains? They use the same booking
> engine as Trainline, but there are differences- for example they don't
> add the card surcharge! I use them now instead of trainline...
>
I haven't tried them - yet.
I was really annoyed by the whole thing. I needed to book a ticket for
a US-based relative who'll be arriving at Edinburgh airport and going
directly to Waverly, picking up his tickets from the machine at the
station. I could have booked using my Royal Bank card, but I won't be
there, and they want the card that the booking was made with.
The ScotRail site says that they no longer accept registration of those
outwith the UK, but that if you've already registered, you can continue
to use the site. They lied.
Re: Online booking of UK trains
S Viemeister <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
> David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
> > S Viemeister <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
> >
> >> I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
> >> accept non-UK cards for online bookings.
> >
> > That's a poor show. What about virgin trains? They use the same booking
> > engine as Trainline, but there are differences- for example they don't
> > add the card surcharge! I use them now instead of trainline...
> >
> I haven't tried them - yet.
>
> I was really annoyed by the whole thing. I needed to book a ticket for
> a US-based relative who'll be arriving at Edinburgh airport and going
> directly to Waverly, picking up his tickets from the machine at the
> station. I could have booked using my Royal Bank card, but I won't be
> there, and they want the card that the booking was made with.
>
> The ScotRail site says that they no longer accept registration of those
> outwith the UK, but that if you've already registered, you can continue
> to use the site. They lied.
It's appalling- no need for it IMO...
--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate -www .davidhorne,net
(email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the
onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins
S Viemeister <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
> David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
> > S Viemeister <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
> >
> >> I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
> >> accept non-UK cards for online bookings.
> >
> > That's a poor show. What about virgin trains? They use the same booking
> > engine as Trainline, but there are differences- for example they don't
> > add the card surcharge! I use them now instead of trainline...
> >
> I haven't tried them - yet.
>
> I was really annoyed by the whole thing. I needed to book a ticket for
> a US-based relative who'll be arriving at Edinburgh airport and going
> directly to Waverly, picking up his tickets from the machine at the
> station. I could have booked using my Royal Bank card, but I won't be
> there, and they want the card that the booking was made with.
>
> The ScotRail site says that they no longer accept registration of those
> outwith the UK, but that if you've already registered, you can continue
> to use the site. They lied.
It's appalling- no need for it IMO...
--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate -www .davidhorne,net
(email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the
onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins
Re: Online booking of UK trains
Ask martin a funny joke about that
"David Horne, the chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk> a écrit dans le
message de news:1igbzjq.2n7kwdg5vopjN%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
>S Viemeister <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
>
>> David Horne, the chancellor (*) wrote:
>> > S Viemeister <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
>> >> accept non-UK cards for online bookings.
>> >
>> > That's a poor show. What about virgin trains? They use the same booking
>> > engine as Trainline, but there are differences- for example they don't
>> > add the card surcharge! I use them now instead of trainline...
>> >
>> I haven't tried them - yet.
>>
>> I was really annoyed by the whole thing. I needed to book a ticket for
>> a US-based relative who'll be arriving at Edinburgh airport and going
>> directly to Waverly, picking up his tickets from the machine at the
>> station. I could have booked using my Royal Bank card, but I won't be
>> there, and they want the card that the booking was made with.
>>
>> The ScotRail site says that they no longer accept registration of those
>> outwith the UK, but that if you've already registered, you can continue
>> to use the site. They lied.
>
> It's appalling- no need for it IMO...
>
> --
> (*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate -www .davidhorne,net
> (email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the
> onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
> Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins
Ask martin a funny joke about that
"David Horne, the chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk> a écrit dans le
message de news:1igbzjq.2n7kwdg5vopjN%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
>S Viemeister <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
>
>> David Horne, the chancellor (*) wrote:
>> > S Viemeister <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
>> >> accept non-UK cards for online bookings.
>> >
>> > That's a poor show. What about virgin trains? They use the same booking
>> > engine as Trainline, but there are differences- for example they don't
>> > add the card surcharge! I use them now instead of trainline...
>> >
>> I haven't tried them - yet.
>>
>> I was really annoyed by the whole thing. I needed to book a ticket for
>> a US-based relative who'll be arriving at Edinburgh airport and going
>> directly to Waverly, picking up his tickets from the machine at the
>> station. I could have booked using my Royal Bank card, but I won't be
>> there, and they want the card that the booking was made with.
>>
>> The ScotRail site says that they no longer accept registration of those
>> outwith the UK, but that if you've already registered, you can continue
>> to use the site. They lied.
>
> It's appalling- no need for it IMO...
>
> --
> (*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate -www .davidhorne,net
> (email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the
> onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
> Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins
Re: Online booking of UK trains
In article <680nblF2r5rueU1@mid.individual,net >, S Viemeister
<firstname@lastname.oc.ku> writes
>I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
>accept non-UK cards for online bookings. I've never had problems
>before, but I've just got off the phone with what passes for a
>helpline, and have been assured that it is no longer possible.
>
>ScotRail Telesales was happy to accept a US-based card, though.
In March this year one of my relatives in Australia was able to buy
London-York train tickets from there online, but couldn't get them
delivered to an address outside the UK. The ticket cost was about
UKP150, but buying the same ones via a local travel agent would have
cost about UKP600.
So they gave my address details for delivery instead - clearly delivery
didn't have to be to the cardholder's address - and I mailed the tickets
onward from London.
--
congokid
Eating out in London? Read my tips...
http :// congokid,com
In article <680nblF2r5rueU1@mid.individual,net >, S Viemeister
<firstname@lastname.oc.ku> writes
>I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
>accept non-UK cards for online bookings. I've never had problems
>before, but I've just got off the phone with what passes for a
>helpline, and have been assured that it is no longer possible.
>
>ScotRail Telesales was happy to accept a US-based card, though.
In March this year one of my relatives in Australia was able to buy
London-York train tickets from there online, but couldn't get them
delivered to an address outside the UK. The ticket cost was about
UKP150, but buying the same ones via a local travel agent would have
cost about UKP600.
So they gave my address details for delivery instead - clearly delivery
didn't have to be to the cardholder's address - and I mailed the tickets
onward from London.
--
congokid
Eating out in London? Read my tips...
http :// congokid,com
Re: Online booking of UK trains
On Tue, 6 May 2008 14:00:51 +0100, congokid
<congokid@congokid,com > wrote:
>In article <680nblF2r5rueU1@mid.individual,net >, S Viemeister
><firstname@lastname.oc.ku> writes
>>I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
>>accept non-UK cards for online bookings. I've never had problems
>>before, but I've just got off the phone with what passes for a
>>helpline, and have been assured that it is no longer possible.
>>
>>ScotRail Telesales was happy to accept a US-based card, though.
>
>In March this year one of my relatives in Australia was able to buy
>London-York train tickets from there online, but couldn't get them
>delivered to an address outside the UK. The ticket cost was about
>UKP150, but buying the same ones via a local travel agent would have
>cost about UKP600.
>
>So they gave my address details for delivery instead - clearly delivery
>didn't have to be to the cardholder's address - and I mailed the tickets
>onward from London.
Can the outsider not simply put the tickets into "will call" to
be picked up at a rail station once in the UK?
--
************* DAVE HATUNEN (hatunen@cox,net ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
On Tue, 6 May 2008 14:00:51 +0100, congokid
<congokid@congokid,com > wrote:
>In article <680nblF2r5rueU1@mid.individual,net >, S Viemeister
><firstname@lastname.oc.ku> writes
>>I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
>>accept non-UK cards for online bookings. I've never had problems
>>before, but I've just got off the phone with what passes for a
>>helpline, and have been assured that it is no longer possible.
>>
>>ScotRail Telesales was happy to accept a US-based card, though.
>
>In March this year one of my relatives in Australia was able to buy
>London-York train tickets from there online, but couldn't get them
>delivered to an address outside the UK. The ticket cost was about
>UKP150, but buying the same ones via a local travel agent would have
>cost about UKP600.
>
>So they gave my address details for delivery instead - clearly delivery
>didn't have to be to the cardholder's address - and I mailed the tickets
>onward from London.
Can the outsider not simply put the tickets into "will call" to
be picked up at a rail station once in the UK?
--
************* DAVE HATUNEN (hatunen@cox,net ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
Re: Online booking of UK trains
"Hatunen" <hatunen@cox,net > wrote in message
news:mm7124d37vfkq5ch77tfpbmagat8i4ejte@4ax,com ...
> On Tue, 6 May 2008 14:00:51 +0100, congokid
> <congokid@congokid,com > wrote:
>
>>In article <680nblF2r5rueU1@mid.individual,net >, S Viemeister
>><firstname@lastname.oc.ku> writes
>>>I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
>>>accept non-UK cards for online bookings. I've never had problems
>>>before, but I've just got off the phone with what passes for a
>>>helpline, and have been assured that it is no longer possible.
>>>
>>>ScotRail Telesales was happy to accept a US-based card, though.
>>
>>In March this year one of my relatives in Australia was able to buy
>>London-York train tickets from there online, but couldn't get them
>>delivered to an address outside the UK. The ticket cost was about
>>UKP150, but buying the same ones via a local travel agent would have
>>cost about UKP600.
>>
>>So they gave my address details for delivery instead - clearly delivery
>>didn't have to be to the cardholder's address - and I mailed the tickets
>>onward from London.
>
> Can the outsider not simply put the tickets into "will call" to
> be picked up at a rail station once in the UK?
>
I booked a York-London trip from the US and picked up the tickets from the
machine at the station just before the trip. You have to have the same
credit card you used to charge them.
Marianne
"Hatunen" <hatunen@cox,net > wrote in message
news:mm7124d37vfkq5ch77tfpbmagat8i4ejte@4ax,com ...
> On Tue, 6 May 2008 14:00:51 +0100, congokid
> <congokid@congokid,com > wrote:
>
>>In article <680nblF2r5rueU1@mid.individual,net >, S Viemeister
>><firstname@lastname.oc.ku> writes
>>>I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
>>>accept non-UK cards for online bookings. I've never had problems
>>>before, but I've just got off the phone with what passes for a
>>>helpline, and have been assured that it is no longer possible.
>>>
>>>ScotRail Telesales was happy to accept a US-based card, though.
>>
>>In March this year one of my relatives in Australia was able to buy
>>London-York train tickets from there online, but couldn't get them
>>delivered to an address outside the UK. The ticket cost was about
>>UKP150, but buying the same ones via a local travel agent would have
>>cost about UKP600.
>>
>>So they gave my address details for delivery instead - clearly delivery
>>didn't have to be to the cardholder's address - and I mailed the tickets
>>onward from London.
>
> Can the outsider not simply put the tickets into "will call" to
> be picked up at a rail station once in the UK?
>
I booked a York-London trip from the US and picked up the tickets from the
machine at the station just before the trip. You have to have the same
credit card you used to charge them.
Marianne
Re: Online booking of UK trains
"congokid" <congokid@congokid,com > skrev i meddelandet
news:uqOvhAZDaFIIFwNE@congokid.demon.co.uk...
> In article <680nblF2r5rueU1@mid.individual,net >, S Viemeister
> <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> writes
>>I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
>>accept non-UK cards for online bookings. I've never had problems before,
>>but I've just got off the phone with what passes for a helpline, and have
>>been assured that it is no longer possible.
>>
>>ScotRail Telesales was happy to accept a US-based card, though.
>
> In March this year one of my relatives in Australia was able to buy
> London-York train tickets from there online, but couldn't get them
> delivered to an address outside the UK. The ticket cost was about UKP150,
> but buying the same ones via a local travel agent would have cost about
> UKP600.
>
Sounds like extremely expensive tickets ? London-York is 303km only
"congokid" <congokid@congokid,com > skrev i meddelandet
news:uqOvhAZDaFIIFwNE@congokid.demon.co.uk...
> In article <680nblF2r5rueU1@mid.individual,net >, S Viemeister
> <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> writes
>>I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
>>accept non-UK cards for online bookings. I've never had problems before,
>>but I've just got off the phone with what passes for a helpline, and have
>>been assured that it is no longer possible.
>>
>>ScotRail Telesales was happy to accept a US-based card, though.
>
> In March this year one of my relatives in Australia was able to buy
> London-York train tickets from there online, but couldn't get them
> delivered to an address outside the UK. The ticket cost was about UKP150,
> but buying the same ones via a local travel agent would have cost about
> UKP600.
>
Sounds like extremely expensive tickets ? London-York is 303km only
Re: Online booking of UK trains
Lennart Petersen <lennart.petersen@swipnet.se> wrote:
> "congokid" <congokid@congokid,com > skrev i meddelandet
> news:uqOvhAZDaFIIFwNE@congokid.demon.co.uk...
> > In article <680nblF2r5rueU1@mid.individual,net >, S Viemeister
> > <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> writes
> >>I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
> >>accept non-UK cards for online bookings. I've never had problems before,
> >>but I've just got off the phone with what passes for a helpline, and have
> >>been assured that it is no longer possible.
> >>
> >>ScotRail Telesales was happy to accept a US-based card, though.
> >
> > In March this year one of my relatives in Australia was able to buy
> > London-York train tickets from there online, but couldn't get them
> > delivered to an address outside the UK. The ticket cost was about UKP150,
> > but buying the same ones via a local travel agent would have cost about
> > UKP600.
> >
> Sounds like extremely expensive tickets ? London-York is 303km only
Depends how many people tickets were being bought for. The price of
London-York tickets will vary a _lot_, depending on how far you book in
advance to whether or not you buy a walk-up peak ticket...
--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate -www .davidhorne,net
(email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the
onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins
Lennart Petersen <lennart.petersen@swipnet.se> wrote:
> "congokid" <congokid@congokid,com > skrev i meddelandet
> news:uqOvhAZDaFIIFwNE@congokid.demon.co.uk...
> > In article <680nblF2r5rueU1@mid.individual,net >, S Viemeister
> > <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> writes
> >>I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
> >>accept non-UK cards for online bookings. I've never had problems before,
> >>but I've just got off the phone with what passes for a helpline, and have
> >>been assured that it is no longer possible.
> >>
> >>ScotRail Telesales was happy to accept a US-based card, though.
> >
> > In March this year one of my relatives in Australia was able to buy
> > London-York train tickets from there online, but couldn't get them
> > delivered to an address outside the UK. The ticket cost was about UKP150,
> > but buying the same ones via a local travel agent would have cost about
> > UKP600.
> >
> Sounds like extremely expensive tickets ? London-York is 303km only
Depends how many people tickets were being bought for. The price of
London-York tickets will vary a _lot_, depending on how far you book in
advance to whether or not you buy a walk-up peak ticket...
--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate -www .davidhorne,net
(email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the
onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins
Re: Online booking of UK trains
"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1iglbgs.xnpvd6lhsx4N%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
> Lennart Petersen <lennart.petersen@swipnet.se> wrote:
>
>> "congokid" <congokid@congokid,com > skrev i meddelandet
>> news:uqOvhAZDaFIIFwNE@congokid.demon.co.uk...
>> > In article <680nblF2r5rueU1@mid.individual,net >, S Viemeister
>> > <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> writes
>> >>I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
>> >>accept non-UK cards for online bookings. I've never had problems
>> >>before,
>> >>but I've just got off the phone with what passes for a helpline, and
>> >>have
>> >>been assured that it is no longer possible.
>> >>
>> >>ScotRail Telesales was happy to accept a US-based card, though.
>> >
>> > In March this year one of my relatives in Australia was able to buy
>> > London-York train tickets from there online, but couldn't get them
>> > delivered to an address outside the UK. The ticket cost was about
>> > UKP150,
>> > but buying the same ones via a local travel agent would have cost about
>> > UKP600.
>> >
>> Sounds like extremely expensive tickets ? London-York is 303km only
>
> Depends how many people tickets were being bought for. The price of
> London-York tickets will vary a _lot_, depending on how far you book in
> advance to whether or not you buy a walk-up peak ticket...
I can't see them costing double from a travel agent.
That sounds like a rip off.
You'd be better off just walking into the station and buying a ticket.
--
William Black
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.
"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1iglbgs.xnpvd6lhsx4N%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
> Lennart Petersen <lennart.petersen@swipnet.se> wrote:
>
>> "congokid" <congokid@congokid,com > skrev i meddelandet
>> news:uqOvhAZDaFIIFwNE@congokid.demon.co.uk...
>> > In article <680nblF2r5rueU1@mid.individual,net >, S Viemeister
>> > <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> writes
>> >>I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
>> >>accept non-UK cards for online bookings. I've never had problems
>> >>before,
>> >>but I've just got off the phone with what passes for a helpline, and
>> >>have
>> >>been assured that it is no longer possible.
>> >>
>> >>ScotRail Telesales was happy to accept a US-based card, though.
>> >
>> > In March this year one of my relatives in Australia was able to buy
>> > London-York train tickets from there online, but couldn't get them
>> > delivered to an address outside the UK. The ticket cost was about
>> > UKP150,
>> > but buying the same ones via a local travel agent would have cost about
>> > UKP600.
>> >
>> Sounds like extremely expensive tickets ? London-York is 303km only
>
> Depends how many people tickets were being bought for. The price of
> London-York tickets will vary a _lot_, depending on how far you book in
> advance to whether or not you buy a walk-up peak ticket...
I can't see them costing double from a travel agent.
That sounds like a rip off.
You'd be better off just walking into the station and buying a ticket.
--
William Black
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.
Re: Online booking of UK trains
William Black <william.black@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> "David Horne, the chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1iglbgs.xnpvd6lhsx4N%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
> > Lennart Petersen <lennart.petersen@swipnet.se> wrote:
> >
> >> "congokid" <congokid@congokid,com > skrev i meddelandet
> >> news:uqOvhAZDaFIIFwNE@congokid.demon.co.uk...
> >> > In article <680nblF2r5rueU1@mid.individual,net >, S Viemeister
> >> > <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> writes
> >> >>I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
> >> >>accept non-UK cards for online bookings. I've never had problems
> >> >>before,
> >> >>but I've just got off the phone with what passes for a helpline, and
> >> >>have
> >> >>been assured that it is no longer possible.
> >> >>
> >> >>ScotRail Telesales was happy to accept a US-based card, though.
> >> >
> >> > In March this year one of my relatives in Australia was able to buy
> >> > London-York train tickets from there online, but couldn't get them
> >> > delivered to an address outside the UK. The ticket cost was about
> >> > UKP150,
> >> > but buying the same ones via a local travel agent would have cost about
> >> > UKP600.
> >> >
> >> Sounds like extremely expensive tickets ? London-York is 303km only
> >
> > Depends how many people tickets were being bought for. The price of
> > London-York tickets will vary a lot , depending on how far you book in
> > advance to whether or not you buy a walk-up peak ticket...
>
> I can't see them costing double from a travel agent.
Er, I easily can. Go to a dumb site like raileurope,com (which a foreign
travel agent would use!) and check the following (I chose this randomly,
but allowed for enough time for a deal on advance booking.)
Single ticket- London-Edinburgh, June 4
Buying via http :// www .nationalexpresseastcoast,com
£14 on several trains on the day
Buying via http :// www .raileurope,com /
£110 (roughly) on those same trains.
Get the picture now?
> That sounds like a rip off.
>
> You'd be better off just walking into the station and buying a ticket.
Or booking in advance...
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William Black <william.black@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> "David Horne, the chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1iglbgs.xnpvd6lhsx4N%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
> > Lennart Petersen <lennart.petersen@swipnet.se> wrote:
> >
> >> "congokid" <congokid@congokid,com > skrev i meddelandet
> >> news:uqOvhAZDaFIIFwNE@congokid.demon.co.uk...
> >> > In article <680nblF2r5rueU1@mid.individual,net >, S Viemeister
> >> > <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> writes
> >> >>I've just discovered that the Trainline and Scotrail sites no longer
> >> >>accept non-UK cards for online bookings. I've never had problems
> >> >>before,
> >> >>but I've just got off the phone with what passes for a helpline, and
> >> >>have
> >> >>been assured that it is no longer possible.
> >> >>
> >> >>ScotRail Telesales was happy to accept a US-based card, though.
> >> >
> >> > In March this year one of my relatives in Australia was able to buy
> >> > London-York train tickets from there online, but couldn't get them
> >> > delivered to an address outside the UK. The ticket cost was about
> >> > UKP150,
> >> > but buying the same ones via a local travel agent would have cost about
> >> > UKP600.
> >> >
> >> Sounds like extremely expensive tickets ? London-York is 303km only
> >
> > Depends how many people tickets were being bought for. The price of
> > London-York tickets will vary a lot , depending on how far you book in
> > advance to whether or not you buy a walk-up peak ticket...
>
> I can't see them costing double from a travel agent.
Er, I easily can. Go to a dumb site like raileurope,com (which a foreign
travel agent would use!) and check the following (I chose this randomly,
but allowed for enough time for a deal on advance booking.)
Single ticket- London-Edinburgh, June 4
Buying via http :// www .nationalexpresseastcoast,com
£14 on several trains on the day
Buying via http :// www .raileurope,com /
£110 (roughly) on those same trains.
Get the picture now?
> That sounds like a rip off.
>
> You'd be better off just walking into the station and buying a ticket.
Or booking in advance...
--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate -www .davidhorne,net
(email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the
onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins
Re: Online booking of UK trains
In article <fvt6us$ce3$1@registered.motzarella.org>, William Black
<william.black@hotmail.co.uk> writes
>
>"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:1iglbgs.xnpvd6lhsx4N%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
>> Lennart Petersen <lennart.petersen@swipnet.se> wrote:
>>
>>> "congokid" <congokid@congokid,com > skrev i meddelandet
>>> news:uqOvhAZDaFIIFwNE@congokid.demon.co.uk...
>>> >The ticket cost was about
>>> > UKP150,
>>> > but buying the same ones via a local travel agent would have cost about
>>> > UKP600.
>>> >
>>> Sounds like extremely expensive tickets ? London-York is 303km only
>> Depends how many people tickets were being bought for.
The tickets were for a family of at least three people.
>>The price of
>> London-York tickets will vary a _lot_, depending on how far you book in
>> advance to whether or not you buy a walk-up peak ticket...
>You'd be better off just walking into the station and buying a ticket.
They were booking from Australia, so walking into the station wasn't an
option. They also wanted to reserve seats, something that I doubt would
be guaranteed on the day.
Another poster mentioned the possibility of collecting the tickets from
a station on arrival, but I presume that service wasn't offered. In fact
I don't know if a collection service is offered by all the train
operating companies, or just some.
--
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http :// congokid,com
In article <fvt6us$ce3$1@registered.motzarella.org>, William Black
<william.black@hotmail.co.uk> writes
>
>"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:1iglbgs.xnpvd6lhsx4N%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
>> Lennart Petersen <lennart.petersen@swipnet.se> wrote:
>>
>>> "congokid" <congokid@congokid,com > skrev i meddelandet
>>> news:uqOvhAZDaFIIFwNE@congokid.demon.co.uk...
>>> >The ticket cost was about
>>> > UKP150,
>>> > but buying the same ones via a local travel agent would have cost about
>>> > UKP600.
>>> >
>>> Sounds like extremely expensive tickets ? London-York is 303km only
>> Depends how many people tickets were being bought for.
The tickets were for a family of at least three people.
>>The price of
>> London-York tickets will vary a _lot_, depending on how far you book in
>> advance to whether or not you buy a walk-up peak ticket...
>You'd be better off just walking into the station and buying a ticket.
They were booking from Australia, so walking into the station wasn't an
option. They also wanted to reserve seats, something that I doubt would
be guaranteed on the day.
Another poster mentioned the possibility of collecting the tickets from
a station on arrival, but I presume that service wasn't offered. In fact
I don't know if a collection service is offered by all the train
operating companies, or just some.
--
congokid
Eating out in London? Read my tips...
http :// congokid,com
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