[TravelAndTourism] suggestions from anyone with more experience traveling in England

Wed May 3 18:25:00 UTC 2023

Asanda AND others, a few points in a few different directions. In England I think it’s just Uber and not left. The goal of Uber and Lyft was to put the taxi cabs out of business and then raise the price of which they’ve been successful. I had a personal story where I took $100 ride which was fair and then I always check for the cost back and it was more than triple at over $300 which is completely unfair and ridiculous. I know their typical answers and they don’t apply here. They’ll say they’re short on drivers etc. I literally checked a couple different times a day for about a week and so the lift more than tripled the price. I got the Chase preferred credit card which gives 5X points and then maybe I’m on the radar as one of their users and so forgiving extra extra points may be my gift is that there More than tripling the price. So Lyft is more than completely on my radar as I’m sure Uber is equally bad and if it happens one more time I’m going to cancel the Chase preferred credit card

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> On May 3, 2023, at 9:48 AM, Asanda Pavlacka via TravelAndTourism <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> To the question about getting around in the UK or perhaps even most of
> Europe, you should be able to download the UBER or LYFT apps and get those
> types of ride share services anywhere in the metropolitan areas. Otherwise
> look up on google about how to call a local taxicab company in the city or
> area you'll be in. Often, these days, taxicabs are actually less money than
> either uber or lyft. I live in San Francisco and it's definitely the truth
> here.
> 
> Wishing you happy travels,
> Asanda
> 
> 
>> On Wed, May 3, 2023 at 7:03 AM Maureen Reid via TravelAndTourism <
>> travelandtourism at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> My husband and I had similar difficulties, until we met up with local
>> friends and one of them helped us purchase train tickets on an app that
>> saved us tons of money as well. He noted that when you are at the train
>> station, they are not motivated to give you the best price. I will ask him
>> the name of the app he used and write again.
>> 
>> 
>> Maureen Reid
>> Job Placement Counselor | Scholarship Coordinator  | Employment Services
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>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TravelAndTourism <travelandtourism-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
>> Dawn Stumpner via TravelAndTourism
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 8:46 AM
>> To: travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Dawn Stumpner <dawn205120 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [TravelAndTourism] suggestions from anyone with more experience
>> traveling in england
>> 
>> Hi
>>     We are traveling in France and England near the end of the month, and
>> although we have gotten most of our plans and reservations arranged, we are
>> running into difficulties with one of them. My adult son is a history buff
>> and is interested in World War II. We hope to visit the Tank Museum in
>> Dorset near Wool. It is a little convoluted going there from London and
>> necessitates 2 trains, a bus, and a 40-minute walk each way, but he so
>> determined, and I am willing, so we started to get the train ticket
>> reservations. However, the web site wouldn't allow us to complete our train
>> ticket purchases in advance without us having an address in the UK. We are
>> nervous about waiting until the last minute and just trying to purchase the
>> tickets from the window at the train station, as if we miss any
>> connections, things will fall apart. We contacted the rail line to see what
>> to do, but we just got an automated response that replies can take up to
>> two weeks, and that is almost when we will be leaving.
>> 
>> We have thought about renting a car, but that is also not a clear-cut
>> thing. First, there is just the lack of experience of my son (I can't
>> drive, of course) driving on the other side of the road, England's types of
>> round-abouts, some differences in traffic rules and symbols on signs, and
>> all of that, but it is also harder to get an automatic car, and he has no
>> experience with manual transmissions / stick shift. Finally, he will not be
>> 25 until the fall, so there would also be a surcharge because of his age.
>> 
>> We looked into finding a driver to take us there, but we only saw day
>> trips to places like Stonehenge, and while this is very !interesting and we
>> might do it on another day, it doesn't help for getting to the museum near
>> Wool.
>> 
>> Does anyone have suggestions about how to purchase tickets in advance
>> without a UK address, or alternatively, does anyone have tips for finding
>> other ways of getting there? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
>> 
>>                   Dawn Stumpner
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