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Train tickets cost 52% more at machines than online – five ways to cut your fare
Which? sent mystery shoppers to stations across England to compare prices from vending machines and websites – Yui Mok/PA New research shows that commuters have to pay up to twice as much to buy train tickets from machines than to book online. Travelers often find it difficult to book the best fares from ticket machines … Read more
Where you can watch for free in the capital
Lights up, lights up: from Brockley’s Hilly Field to Hampstead’s Primrose Hill, there are plenty of places to watch the big spectacle (Getty Image Dan Kitwood) A summary of 2023 might sound depressingly familiar as that of the year before, punctuated by harrowing conflict abroad, domestic political unrest and a sharp cost-of-living crisis. Déjà-2022? Despite … Read more
This way the price of your plane ticket really drops
Everything from fuel costs and government taxes to security fees contribute to your final ticket price – Getty Strikes, illness and bad weather have plagued British air travel in recent years. And now the Civil Aviation Authority, Britain’s industry regulator, has announced it is increasing air traffic control costs – ostensibly to alleviate these problems. … Read more