Train Ticket Bookings.
 

I never book tickets. But I'm pretty sure you can pick them up before travelling if you have the code. Although I think you need to have the card that you booked it with. Which I'm guessing you don't have access to because someone booked them for you.

Had this issue a couple of months ago and I had to call the ticket people because the person we booked the ticket for obviously didn't have the card.

Ohhh...That will be a issue haha! I'm going to the train station tomorrow, i'll ask someone these.

Best to get it sorted early!

Had to race against time when we did it!

That's what I was thinking, in case anything does go wrong I want it to go wrong early haha.

I don't like pre-booking, it scares me and makes me paranoid.

I never pre book.

I like to live life on the edge ;p

God, how wild are we?! Watch out wildness, Becky and I are about.

If you are doing self collect from the station you need the card it waa booked with but you can do it before you travel bit you do need the debit/credit card it was booked with

Oh that is a problem, I don't have the card it was booked with...I'll ask tomorrow at the station and see what they say.

We're so hardcore! :p

You can get around it, just have to speak to the right people.

And that would be the dude in the station haha

Ah! Not always!

I can see this getting complicated. I'll just see what happens tomorrow.

Good luck!
If all else fails, flash cleavage and they are more likely to help ;p

Maybe it doesn't work if you're a guy though :p

Pfft, i'll get my moobs out! Bitches love moobs.

I'm sure they do...... >.>

Also though booking in advance by first class post can save you money

1x 16-25 railcard
1x nus card

A return to london for £17
Your looking at least £10 more on day.

I never travel by first class. and to be honest, i've looked into this, even if I booked months in advance I wouldn't get it any cheaper, well I didn't look for this trip but others I have.

If someone else is booking for you in advance it may be better to get the tickets posted you.... I will be interested to see how you get on tomorrow asking at the station as I was told I had to have the payment card :/

I wouldn't even know how to get them posted to me, nothing is in my name! haha. I was just forwarded the email today with the collection ref etc on it. I'll make sure I report back tomorrow to tell how I get on! Hahah.

Ways and means mike to het thinhs like trains cheaper.

First of all a railcard if eligible
2nd book tickets in advance
If that dont get it cheaper

2x tickets

Derby to Birmingham
Birmingham to London

Ive always secured cheaper tickets

Oh I always use my rail card! Without fail.

Laura didn't mean first class travel, she meant getting the tickets posted to you by first class post.

When I book tickets online I always get them posted to me by recorded delivery.

Oh my mistake, I got a little confused haha.

Yeah you can collect them any day before travelling as long as you have the code they give you on the email

It should say on the email ways to pick them up.

You need the card to pick them up - but ive gotten mine from the desk before not the self service machine and showed her the email. I still had to show my card but if you explain the situation it should be fine.

I got the tickets, he honestly didn't care, I went to explain it to him and his was like 'do you have the ref code' gave it to him and he gave me the tickets.

Next job, work out the bloody London Underground!

I've been on there once, but I was with people so they told me when to get off and all that haha.

From Euston to Esher.

Sorry Euston to Vaxhall.

I'm one of those people who finds the London Underground fascinating and as a result of studying the map and using it quite often I find it quite easy to use. You can never get lost as there are maps everywhere, and you can always ask station staff for help in getting to where you want to go. Possibly the tricky part is working out whether you want to go north/southbound or east/westbound on a particular line but the stations are always listed next to the platform for each direction. If you have to miss a train in order to make sure you're on the right platform it doesn't matter as there'll be another in a few minutes.

I just noticed, National Rail actually tells me, according to that it's the Victoria Line going South on Platform 5

Euston to Vauxhall is easy- Victoria Line southbound.

Just remember it's the one after Pimlico :)

Thank you everyone! I think i've got it sussed now. I will defeat the Underground!

I more than likely will get confused, it's what I do and London scares the **** out of me anyways haha. I've become quite skillful at asking directions to platforms etc.