London travel help

verbalkint · **Joined:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:08 pm **Posts:** 3135

The son is going to watch the Stone Roses the weekend in that there Wembley and is stopping at a mates uncle in Tooting and we are wondering the best way to get from tooting ro Wembley and back, there will be 5 of them .

Is it a mare on the tubes ? can you get a overground or would a taxi be a fortune? I know there is a few on here clued up on London and your help would be appreciated as tge wife is having kittens already avout him going

horden · **Posted:** Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:38 pm

https://www.londondrum.com/transport/tr ... g-broadway

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

I'd imagine a black cab might be expensive but not too bad between 5,Uber will be cheaper but five passengers could be a problem (they might need two Uber Taxi's whereas they will fit in one black cab)

Pirlo's Beard. · **Joined:** Sun Feb 01, 2015 1:09 pm **Posts:** 300

Going to the gig as well and staying not far from Tooting funnily enough. Tubes on the northern line run all night so there'll be no issues as already said. The only problem is actually getting on it afterwards at Wembley, no solution there really as alternatively you'll spend all night trying to get served afterwards in the Green Man... Expect lengthy queues there because I'll be at the bar demanding 10 pints and a bed for the night.

verbalkint · **Joined:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:08 pm **Posts:** 3135

Cheers for the help.

Will find out whereabouts it is in Tooting of him i know the lads uncle has a boozer there but you will know what its like trying to get info out of a teenager!

The Colonel · **Joined:** Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:49 am **Posts:** 4891

The tube is comfortably the best way to travel, and the cheapest.

And the quickest.

Although its sometimes not very comfortable, especially the circle line.

charltonclive · **Joined:** Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:13 pm **Posts:** 217

The fare between Tooting Bec or Tooting Broadway & Wembley Park is £5.60 return with an Oyster or contactless card or £5.90 single buying a ticket.
Check the link below for lots of helpful information.
https://tfl.gov.uk/

verbalkint · **Joined:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:08 pm **Posts:** 3135

Chip Fireball wrote:

Tis a piece of piss, used to do it all the time when I lived in Tooting and went to Wembley dogs.

Northern Line from Tooting Broadway or Tooting Bec to Waterloo, Jubilee or Bakerloo Line from there to Baker Street, then change onto fast train on Metropolitan Line from Baker Street to Wembley Park. Bout a 15 minute walk from there to the Stadium. All in should take no more than an hour.

Whereabouts in Tooting are they staying ?

The boozer is The Trafalgar Arms which is in Tooting high street and his place is just a short walk away

Rudolph Hucker · **Joined:** Thu May 11, 2017 3:59 pm **Posts:** 165

As has been said, this journey should not present any problems (I won’t use the words ’will not’ when it comes to the Underground!)
Slightly off-topic, may I point out a couple of anomalies that could occur when using an Oyster card which receive scant publicity and may save the user a couple of quid.
Prior to the introduction of the Oyster card, I always bought an Annual Season Ticket (i.e. a proper old-fashioned ticket) safe in the knowledge that I could make any journey at any time on the LU/LO, buses etc. for a whole year without fear of “having my collar felt”.
When they introduced the Oyster card (which did away with the ticket), it was under the guise of being quicker, easier, cheaper blah, blah which immediately meant that I smelt a rat. To start with, I found out that I could get through the barrier with my ticket faster than many who were fannying around, hovering their Oyster cards over the yellow reader. They even claimed in the Metro at the time that they could get forty people through the barrier with an Oyster card within a minute (that’s one and a half seconds per person on average) as opposed to only a dozen with a ticket. Now, if anyone has actually taken the time and trouble to watch the system in action, it is blindingly obvious that this claim is fucking farcical. I very much doubt that even forty Olympic sprinters, standing one behind the other, could achieve this result, let alone Mr and Mrs Public in all their various shapes and forms.
My first point is to be careful when making a journey across London because, as an example, I can get to Clapham Junction by changing trains at Willesden Junction without going anywhere near Central London (i.e. Zone One). However, unless I swipe a pink reader (which are not always apparent) situated between the two platforms, I will automatically get charged as if I’ve travelled to Zone One – a nice little earner or what?
Secondly, using the same example but travelling from Willesden to Dagenham East for our match, I had to catch four trains for the journey. I was already aware that there is a time limit in operation to complete your journey otherwise you incur a five pounds fine. Bearing this in mind, I asked at both Barking and Dagenham East about this and independently received the same reply; journeys should take a maximum of two hours. I managed the journey virtually on the dot but I’ve since discovered that this is not strictly correct. Considering that I had to run to catch two of my trains by the skin of my bollocks, I would not have made the limit in a million years.
Finally, returning home from our game at Blackpool, the final leg of my journey saw our Overground train delayed by a signal fault and the journey took over four times as long as it should. I subsequently asked for a printout of my recent journeys (I would advise everyone to do so) and discovered that the cheeky bastards had fined me five pounds for the “pleasure” of being pissed about as my journey from Euston was classed as “Unstarted”. This sums up my feelings about our total reliance on technology in a nutshell. I asked my other half to get a printout (something she never bothers with) and you’ve guessed it, she had also incurred a fine. Did we both forget to register our cards? Really???
Apologies for the length of this but it pays to have your wits about you.

Matty_Robson's_Chin · **Joined:** Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:57 pm **Posts:** 2155

I'm trying to off load two tickets ...£50 each.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Rudolph Hucker wrote:

As has been said, this journey should not present any problems (I won’t use the words ’will not’ when it comes to the Underground!)
Slightly off-topic, may I point out a couple of anomalies that could occur when using an Oyster card which receive scant publicity and may save the user a couple of quid.
Prior to the introduction of the Oyster card, I always bought an Annual Season Ticket (i.e. a proper old-fashioned ticket) safe in the knowledge that I could make any journey at any time on the LU/LO, buses etc. for a whole year without fear of “having my collar felt”.
When they introduced the Oyster card (which did away with the ticket), it was under the guise of being quicker, easier, cheaper blah, blah which immediately meant that I smelt a rat. To start with, I found out that I could get through the barrier with my ticket faster than many who were fannying around, hovering their Oyster cards over the yellow reader. They even claimed in the Metro at the time that they could get forty people through the barrier with an Oyster card within a minute (that’s one and a half seconds per person on average) as opposed to only a dozen with a ticket. Now, if anyone has actually taken the time and trouble to watch the system in action, it is blindingly obvious that this claim is fucking farcical. I very much doubt that even forty Olympic sprinters, standing one behind the other, could achieve this result, let alone Mr and Mrs Public in all their various shapes and forms.
My first point is to be careful when making a journey across London because, as an example, I can get to Clapham Junction by changing trains at Willesden Junction without going anywhere near Central London (i.e. Zone One). However, unless I swipe a pink reader (which are not always apparent) situated between the two platforms, I will automatically get charged as if I’ve travelled to Zone One – a nice little earner or what?
Secondly, using the same example but travelling from Willesden to Dagenham East for our match, I had to catch four trains for the journey. I was already aware that there is a time limit in operation to complete your journey otherwise you incur a five pounds fine. Bearing this in mind, I asked at both Barking and Dagenham East about this and independently received the same reply; journeys should take a maximum of two hours. I managed the journey virtually on the dot but I’ve since discovered that this is not strictly correct. Considering that I had to run to catch two of my trains by the skin of my bollocks, I would not have made the limit in a million years.
Finally, returning home from our game at Blackpool, the final leg of my journey saw our Overground train delayed by a signal fault and the journey took over four times as long as it should. I subsequently asked for a printout of my recent journeys (I would advise everyone to do so) and discovered that the cheeky bastards had fined me five pounds for the “pleasure” of being pissed about as my journey from Euston was classed as “Unstarted”. This sums up my feelings about our total reliance on technology in a nutshell. I asked my other half to get a printout (something she never bothers with) and you’ve guessed it, she had also incurred a fine. Did we both forget to register our cards? Really???
Apologies for the length of this but it pays to have your wits about you.

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The Bishop · **Posted:** Thu Jun 15, 2017 8:45 pm

I've been cojolling and barracking the local Councillors and MP for years, preaching about the benefits of an underground system, here in the Metropolis. However after reading Mr Huckers London experiences, I will be sticking to a Horse and Cart!

horden · **Posted:** Thu Jun 15, 2017 8:57 pm

Rudolph Hucker wrote:

As has been said, this journey should not present any problems (I won’t use the words ’will not’ when it comes to the Underground!)
Slightly off-topic, may I point out a couple of anomalies that could occur when using an Oyster card which receive scant publicity and may save the user a couple of quid.
Prior to the introduction of the Oyster card, I always bought an Annual Season Ticket (i.e. a proper old-fashioned ticket) safe in the knowledge that I could make any journey at any time on the LU/LO, buses etc. for a whole year without fear of “having my collar felt”.
When they introduced the Oyster card (which did away with the ticket), it was under the guise of being quicker, easier, cheaper blah, blah which immediately meant that I smelt a rat. To start with, I found out that I could get through the barrier with my ticket faster than many who were fannying around, hovering their Oyster cards over the yellow reader. They even claimed in the Metro at the time that they could get forty people through the barrier with an Oyster card within a minute (that’s one and a half seconds per person on average) as opposed to only a dozen with a ticket. Now, if anyone has actually taken the time and trouble to watch the system in action, it is blindingly obvious that this claim is fucking farcical. I very much doubt that even forty Olympic sprinters, standing one behind the other, could achieve this result, let alone Mr and Mrs Public in all their various shapes and forms.
My first point is to be careful when making a journey across London because, as an example, I can get to Clapham Junction by changing trains at Willesden Junction without going anywhere near Central London (i.e. Zone One). However, unless I swipe a pink reader (which are not always apparent) situated between the two platforms, I will automatically get charged as if I’ve travelled to Zone One – a nice little earner or what?
Secondly, using the same example but travelling from Willesden to Dagenham East for our match, I had to catch four trains for the journey. I was already aware that there is a time limit in operation to complete your journey otherwise you incur a five pounds fine. Bearing this in mind, I asked at both Barking and Dagenham East about this and independently received the same reply; journeys should take a maximum of two hours. I managed the journey virtually on the dot but I’ve since discovered that this is not strictly correct. Considering that I had to run to catch two of my trains by the skin of my bollocks, I would not have made the limit in a million years.
Finally, returning home from our game at Blackpool, the final leg of my journey saw our Overground train delayed by a signal fault and the journey took over four times as long as it should. I subsequently asked for a printout of my recent journeys (I would advise everyone to do so) and discovered that the cheeky bastards had fined me five pounds for the “pleasure” of being pissed about as my journey from Euston was classed as “Unstarted”. This sums up my feelings about our total reliance on technology in a nutshell. I asked my other half to get a printout (something she never bothers with) and you’ve guessed it, she had also incurred a fine. Did we both forget to register our cards? Really???
Apologies for the length of this but it pays to have your wits about you.

A man after my own heart ! accept nothing , challenge everything rolf

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

Rudolph Hucker wrote:

As has been said, this journey should not present any problems (I won’t use the words ’will not’ when it comes to the Underground!)
Slightly off-topic, may I point out a couple of anomalies that could occur when using an Oyster card which receive scant publicity and may save the user a couple of quid.
Prior to the introduction of the Oyster card, I always bought an Annual Season Ticket (i.e. a proper old-fashioned ticket) safe in the knowledge that I could make any journey at any time on the LU/LO, buses etc. for a whole year without fear of “having my collar felt”.
When they introduced the Oyster card (which did away with the ticket), it was under the guise of being quicker, easier, cheaper blah, blah which immediately meant that I smelt a rat. To start with, I found out that I could get through the barrier with my ticket faster than many who were fannying around, hovering their Oyster cards over the yellow reader. They even claimed in the Metro at the time that they could get forty people through the barrier with an Oyster card within a minute (that’s one and a half seconds per person on average) as opposed to only a dozen with a ticket. Now, if anyone has actually taken the time and trouble to watch the system in action, it is blindingly obvious that this claim is fucking farcical. I very much doubt that even forty Olympic sprinters, standing one behind the other, could achieve this result, let alone Mr and Mrs Public in all their various shapes and forms.
My first point is to be careful when making a journey across London because, as an example, I can get to Clapham Junction by changing trains at Willesden Junction without going anywhere near Central London (i.e. Zone One). However, unless I swipe a pink reader (which are not always apparent) situated between the two platforms, I will automatically get charged as if I’ve travelled to Zone One – a nice little earner or what?
Secondly, using the same example but travelling from Willesden to Dagenham East for our match, I had to catch four trains for the journey. I was already aware that there is a time limit in operation to complete your journey otherwise you incur a five pounds fine. Bearing this in mind, I asked at both Barking and Dagenham East about this and independently received the same reply; journeys should take a maximum of two hours. I managed the journey virtually on the dot but I’ve since discovered that this is not strictly correct. Considering that I had to run to catch two of my trains by the skin of my bollocks, I would not have made the limit in a million years.
Finally, returning home from our game at Blackpool, the final leg of my journey saw our Overground train delayed by a signal fault and the journey took over four times as long as it should. I subsequently asked for a printout of my recent journeys (I would advise everyone to do so) and discovered that the cheeky bastards had fined me five pounds for the “pleasure” of being pissed about as my journey from Euston was classed as “Unstarted”. This sums up my feelings about our total reliance on technology in a nutshell. I asked my other half to get a printout (something she never bothers with) and you’ve guessed it, she had also incurred a fine. Did we both forget to register our cards? Really???
Apologies for the length of this but it pays to have your wits about you.

What's with the strange username?

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:34 pm

Coming from tree with hamster?

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

All I wanna know is what Rudolph has for dinner?

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shilts · **Joined:** Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:32 pm **Posts:** 1573

Yubep wrote:

All I wanna know is what Rudolph has for dinner?

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Hay or grass or similar I would imagine.

Doesn't take a genius to work that out Mr Yubep jeez.

The Bishop · **Posted:** Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:24 pm

shilts wrote:

Yubep wrote:

All I wanna know is what Rudolph has for dinner?

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Hay or grass or similar I would imagine.

Doesn't take a genius to work that out Mr Yubep jeez.

Mr Shilts, everyone knows Rudolph eats once a year. He has a Sweat Mince Pie and a Glass of Rum. The other Reindeer's eat Carrots. FACT!!!!!! :shhh:

shilts · **Joined:** Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:32 pm **Posts:** 1573

Surely the mince pies and rum are for that fat bearded fella?

I would also challenge your carrots FACT. Fillums I've seen clearly show reindeer munching on hay or similar as per my original post.

Carrots will be reserved for the more affluent reindeer no doubt.

Rudolph Hucker · **Joined:** Thu May 11, 2017 3:59 pm **Posts:** 165

Maybe it sums me up, tREE?

The Bishop · **Posted:** Fri Jun 16, 2017 3:44 pm

shilts wrote:

Surely the mince pies and rum are for that fat bearded fella?

I would also challenge your carrots FACT. Fillums I've seen clearly show reindeer munching on hay or similar as per my original post.

Carrots will be reserved for the more affluent reindeer no doubt.

Mr Shilts, the Bearded fella eats Chocolate Chip Cookies and drinks Milk as he is driving! Obviously!!!!!!!

As for Reindeer not being fed carrots or Mince Pies, I would send your video/DVD footage of said crime to the RSPCA or the Animal Police!!!!!

Remember, Reindeer only get fed once a year, in the same respect as you wouldn't feed a Mogwai after midnight! Basic pet school 101!!!!

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Sat Jun 17, 2017 6:35 am

Reindeer eat litchen/moss only!!!!

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Sat Jun 17, 2017 8:54 am

MutleyRules wrote:

Reindeer eat litchen/moss only!!!!

We have a winner!

(That's why it's called reindeer moss strangely enough.)

shilts · **Joined:** Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:32 pm **Posts:** 1573

Montpoolier wrote:

MutleyRules wrote:

Reindeer eat litchen/moss only!!!!

We have a winner!

(That's why it's called reindeer moss strangely enough.)

I would argue that my '...or similar' post covers moss, therefore I would like a recount please

SLowdown · **Joined:** Fri Mar 16, 2007 1:33 pm **Posts:** 115

The boozer is The Trafalgar Arms which is in Tooting high street and his place is just a short walk away

Was in the Trafalgar last night about 8pm, if he was there then he was behaving himself!

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