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At East Midlands they take pictures of your car when you arrive at the M&G. I am using it tomorrow. Had it on good authority that it works very well. Also it's only a couple of minutes from check in and as my wife is a wheelchair user it's extremely convenient.

Not a bus but a coach route by NX. The MK1 from Milton Keynes "Old" Coachway to Canary Wharf.

I used to live in North London. I can remember route 2 that ran from North Finchley to Crystal Palace. The 84 from Arnos Grove to St Albans and the 279 from Waltham Abbey to Smithfield Market. There were probably others including the 29 that ran to Victoria but I'm not sure from where. Mustn't...

Would anybody really want to fly with Eastern Airways?

you know you are old when you can remember Lawrence Payne coming to your school and presenting the prizes on prize day. ( Lawrence Payne was an actor who played Sexton Blake on TV. He was a former pupil at my school)

I wonder if this is something that existed when I worked for LUL in the booking office. There were persons who would visit a ticket window and ask for a certain ticket then a couple of minutes later come back and ask for a refund. They would check to see if was non issued and cancelled written...

I will do

As I understand it a "wet lease" includes flight crew and cabin crew. Jets2 says it will be the normal cabin crew that we normally fly with.

My wife and are due to fly with jet2 to Fuerteventura in May from EMA. I have received an email from jet2 advising that we will be flying with one of their " Partner Airlines" : Air Explore. Can anybody tell me anything about them, are they reliable etc? Rob H

I shouldn't really comment as I'm an ex LTM employee and therefore a TfL pensioner. So I get free entry to the Museum. I was under the impression that the annual ticket gives entry to the LTM Depot. However imay be wrong. I wait to be corrected

I have an integrated garage. Sadly no room for a car. Ours wouldn't fit anyway. In the garage we have camping gear, fishing gear, Scuba Diving equipment and about 6 collapsible gazebos for use on our village green. Also stored in there are my wife's two wheelchairs.

Sadly my wife has to use a wheelchair if she has to walk some distance. Because of this we always request special assistance. This gives us free fast track access. However she says she would willingly give it up if she could not use a wheelchair

I would like to add that a couple of years ago I was the victim in a case where the dependent was charged with possessing a bladed object in a public place. To which he pleaded not guilty. However just before the trial commenced I was asked if I would be happy with the dependent was charged with...

Things have certainly changed since I worked for LUL. Interview at Baker Street including an arithmetical test, medical same day. Back to Baker St waiting for results of medical. Positive outcome, received confirmatory letter in due course with start date of trading at RTC White City. 2 weeks...

I live in an ex mining village in Nottinghamshire. The pit closed in 1989 up until then there was a thriving community. The closure of the pit changed that. In the following years the village became like a ghost town which many properties becoming empty. By 1996 80% of the properties had become...