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Cheaper train tickets

If you like getting ripped off then you'll love buying your train tickets via theTrainLine.com. Unlike the alternatives such as the South West Trains website or the First Great Western site (RailEasy etc...), they add "Columbus Travel Insurance" by default, a £2.50 charge for using a credit card and £1 for posting your tickets first class - more if you want faster delivery.

theTrainLine.com wasn't always like this but I noticed the difference having had to book various tickets recently. I know Exponent Private Equity acquired them in July 2006 for £168 million. Sounds a bit pricey to me - maybe that's the reason for this behaviour? Don't let them get away with it!

Tags: cheap, train, ticket, money

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Premiership ticket prices

As if football tickets weren't expensive enough already, three teams in the English Premier League (Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham) have decided to raise their ticket prices still further this season. They deserve to be named and shamed! It's interesting to note that after this first weekend of action, all three are in the bottom half of the table. In fact, Spurs and West Ham are in the relegation zone!

Related: football, ticket

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Cheap flights search engine

If you travel quite a bit, you might like to try using Travelocity to find your tickets.

"...searches a huge selection of airlines around the world for the best flights and connections. Find the fastest route, check the latest price, find links to airlines and travel agents."

See also: travel, airline, ticket, search engine

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