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« on: March 15, 2007, 18:02:31 »
A Tyre ? NOPE
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Cambridge to Exeter to collect my new toy



£103................ And They Wonder Why People Don't Use Public Transport!

£103 There and £30 Derv Back In My UnClean 2.8TD Fourtrak..... Oh Do I Feel Green!
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« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2007, 18:26:09 »
!st class with 3 course meal included  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:
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« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2007, 18:26:22 »
We're told that trains are the most efficient form of travel, so if governments have "green policies", why the hell is it so expenive?!?!
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« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2007, 18:42:50 »
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why the hell is it so expenive?!?!


Because they must make a profit, and secondly the maintenance costs are going up through lack of maintenance in the past I believe.
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« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2007, 18:43:04 »
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!st class with 3 course meal included  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:


1st Class Standing From Cambridge To King's Cross
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1st Class (Just After Coach 2 (the real 1st class) Get Of Yout Fat Arse And Walk To The Buffet Car Yourself To Get Tea And Cake At Nearly £5
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« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2007, 18:44:07 »
Taxi would have been cheaper  :shock:
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« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2007, 19:00:45 »
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Taxi would have been cheaper  :shock:


national express would have been even cheaper

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« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2007, 19:04:05 »
Yeah but another two and a half hours......
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« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2007, 19:13:41 »
Being a true Yorkshireman (Tight) I would take 5 hours more if it meant saving some cash  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2007, 19:46:11 »
And yet my daughter recently got a return ticket from Leeds to County Durham for £28. There doesnt seem to be any sense to their pricing structure :(
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« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2007, 20:08:20 »
me and the missus had to fetch a Range Rover from the docks at Newcastle a few years ago it cost us £160 on the train and £20 in fuel on the way back and the range rover was 4.0 petrol!!! :?  :?
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« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2007, 22:29:48 »
I believe SWMBO paid about £230 for a first-class Wakefield  - London (Kings Cross) when she had to buy it on the day of travel
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« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2007, 23:06:17 »
Would have of been cheaper to fly  :(mad):
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« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2007, 23:11:01 »
I use the national express for that kind of thing now, it only costs me £16 to get from Cumbria to London compared to £120 on the train :D
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« Reply #14 on: March 16, 2007, 02:31:42 »
I use car trailer and 5.0l V8 RRC LSE and it still doesn't cost me that much to drive both ways.

Including the t**t who drove into the trailer and bust me a tyre :evil:
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« Reply #15 on: March 16, 2007, 06:51:43 »
I did consider (just for a millisecond) driving the zuke down and towing it back...... 268 miles in one hit in a sj410..... yeah that puts the £103 in perspective!
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« Reply #16 on: March 16, 2007, 07:12:38 »
Could you not swing using the works tow truck? or that very nice amg u were in the other week? that would have made the trip down hell of a lot easier not to mention quicker! still it looks like a nice tidy truck.


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« Reply #17 on: March 16, 2007, 12:51:58 »
I've recently used one way car hire to get to heathrow and back, it was half the price of a train and cleaner, more comfortable, quicker, door to door....
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« Reply #18 on: March 16, 2007, 13:43:35 »
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We're told that trains are the most efficient form of travel, so if governments have "green policies", why the hell is it so expenive?!?!


If you go online and book it in advance you can get silly prices on train fares Leeds to Torquay one way on the day £120 booked two weeks in advance £42.50
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« Reply #19 on: March 16, 2007, 13:49:48 »
Fudge - Looks very nice. Can't wait to see how good it is.

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« Reply #20 on: March 16, 2007, 17:51:44 »
For you family people. Read the other day, that if two adults and two children book as four adults, it's cheaper. :roll:
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« Reply #21 on: March 16, 2007, 20:19:03 »
you have to book in advance, I did crewe to the other side of Glasgow for £8 last year, just book 7 days in advance
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