Mex

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Rail union RMT, today published survey results revealing Trainline's destructive practice of ripping off passengers, misleading the general public, and undermining the integrity of the railways. The survey, which asked more than 2,600 rail workers about their experiences, uncovered a range of serious problems with Trainline's ticketing system — bogus tickets, excessive pricing, and confusing fare options. The results show that Trainline does not deliver best-value fares and has put profits ahead of its commitment to deliver a public service. Trainline is set to release its half-year results today, following a September update revealing £2bn in ticket sales and a 17% revenue increase to £106m in the first half of the year. RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said “Trainline is a profiteering machine that’s ripping off passengers and unnecessarily costing taxpayers. “Their model relies on hidden fees, deceptive ticket options, and overpriced fares – all designed to boost shareholder profits at the public’s expense.”

[–] Mex 4 points 3 months ago

as for the UK, as long as I have a good internet connection could be pretty much anywhere, just need space for my tools/toys and some garden space to potter in and I'll be happy

[–] Mex 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

No backsies now!

[–] Mex 9 points 3 months ago (4 children)
[–] Mex 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

More likely to pull those leavers than the conservatives were.

[–] Mex 9 points 3 months ago (5 children)

I think this was pretty expected. I think there are also other levers that could be pulled to help, such as giving renters more rights, that would make being a landlord less apealing and wold help the country as a whole not just London.

[–] Mex 2 points 3 months ago

I doubt most stations have scanning machines.

[–] Mex 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

would making it easier for people not to use their cars help? Better public transport, closer services etc? Do a lot of people have multiple cars just in case they sometimes need it.

[–] Mex 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

oh god yes, the people who park on the road when they have multi car drives to save having to shuffle cars every now and then do my nut in.

[–] Mex 1 points 3 months ago

the wardens around here target "problem" place.ere they can catch lots of people quickly, over problem areas where there is a real issue. For example untill recently there was no where to stop outside our local post sorting office, so people just risked it, and the wardens would wait, they have finally put some spaces here and it's no longer an issue

[–] Mex 4 points 3 months ago (4 children)

around me there are quite a lot of cars that sit on the street and never seem to move, getting those off the road as as a start would help. Also plenty of places I see where there is plenty of space to park fully on the road, but people park on the pavement by habit

[–] Mex 4 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Yes and from memory the government have been sitting on the results. This was a question to the community mostly.

[–] Mex 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

a power struggle between the spiders and rats begins, with each slowly growing bigger to outpower each other, years pass and we have dog sized spider and rats, and dog kind joins in... a few years later we have cow sized spiders,rats, and dogs... it never ends.

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