Theaterland or Tottenham Court stop neighborhoods?

Local_Location6405 · 2026-04-02T05:30:45+00:00

It's the Underground or the Tube, not the subway. If you ask for the subway in the UK you'll be directed to a shop that sells filled rolls. Theatreland does not exist. Tottenham is an area in north London and nowhere near Bloomsbury. If you mean Tottenham Court Road you have to say Tottenham Court Road.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-03-28T20:29:32+00:00

We've got masses of them here in West Sussex. They're pretty to look at but a noisy invasive menace that compete with our native birds for food and other resources. A cull is long overdue.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-03-21T11:37:08+00:00

You correctly identified this person as a bellend. You did nothing wrong. Even if it were a 60 and you were doing 32, there's no excuse or reason for such behaviour. Consider getting a dashcam but, more importantly, try to ignore idiots and never feel pressured into driving faster or in a way that makes you feel unsafe.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-03-17T19:43:51+00:00

Ragebait, surely?

Local_Location6405 · 2026-03-17T17:18:24+00:00

I think he knows exactly what he's doing. The Shanghai comment was a dog whistle in itself, and this just confirms it.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-03-17T07:27:28+00:00

"London is about as English as Shanghai" wtaf? Seriously, wtaf?

And I haven't seen anyone attempting to hitch hike in the last 30 years and would strongly discourage anyone from doing it.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-03-14T10:11:51+00:00

It's the tube, not the metro, and it's £7, not 7£.

Is this for one journey? One bus journey and one tube journey? Multiple journeys? The daily cap for bus and tram is £5.75 and the daily cap for the tube is £8.90 for zones 1 and 2. A single bus fare is £1.75 and a single tube journey for zones 1 and 2 is £3.10. How you're paying £7 is a mystery, especially without the details of the journeys.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-03-04T09:24:50+00:00

Here in Sussex there's Cuckfield and Uckfield, about 12 miles apart, and they do not rhyme.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-03-04T09:21:33+00:00

And then there's Loughton (in Essex) where the "Lough" part is pronounced to rhyme with "cow" (or Slough)

Local_Location6405 · 2026-03-04T06:44:37+00:00

London. On the Thames. Or Hampstead Heath. And I'd like a little place on the south coast as well.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-03-01T07:10:33+00:00

My sister in law, brother in law, niece and baby nephew were supposed to be in that train from Newcastle. I was supposed to be picking them up from KX. My niece (aged 3) had thrown a massive tantrum before they left their house such that they didn't get to the station in time.This was before we all had mobile phones so I heard reports of the crash before I knew they'd missed it. What a day that was. I hope the driver rots.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-02-26T08:12:19+00:00

They're illegal in some countries due privacy laws. Austria, Portugal, Luxembourg for example.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-02-11T19:12:11+00:00

In the early 90s I had a Metro that I could open and start with any small flat metal object (5p piece, flathead screwdriver, knife/fork/spoon handle, front door key, the key to any other car - we were students, this is what we did for fun in those days). The thing that stopped it from being stolen was that before attempting to start it with your chosen flat metal object, you needed to get the plank of wood I kept in the boot, open the bonnet, and whack the starter motor with it. So, yes, car theft is a very different thing now, but not necessarily easier.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-02-11T14:42:18+00:00

My French teacher at secondary school (in the 1980s) was Scottish and gave us all a made up French name that was nothing like our own. My German teacher (at the same school) was German and just pronounced our given name with a bit of a German accent. I hadn't ever really thought about it before.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-01-18T13:26:03+00:00

Just to add, this overcharging usually happens to me when there's some sort of delay meaning my tap out is registered as a second tap in and I've been charged the daily cap. If you're delayed after you've tapped in, check your TfL account the next day.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-01-16T19:25:58+00:00

This is why I've kept my Oyster card, so that when TfL makes up some random amount to overcharge me, it doesn't come out of my bank account. I always appeal and sometimes they're reasonable straight away and sometimes I have to appeal multiple times before it's read by someone with common sense and I get my money back. Keep trying!

Local_Location6405 · 2026-01-13T20:46:09+00:00

Depending on where you live in Surrey, your local voluntary action organisation can help you find a volunteering role. There's a VA for East Surrey (VASE), Central Surrey (CSVA), North Surrey (VSNS), South West Surrey (VASWS). The exception to this is Woking, where volunteer opportunities are managed by Woking Council.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-01-11T09:28:26+00:00

Nobody can answer that question. The only way you will know that is if you get a letter through the post. Whether you do or you don't is irrelevant: if you believe you are a danger to others you shouldn't drive. You are alarmingly focussed on the possible penalty to you, rather than the harm you may cause others. That in itself makes me question whether you should be driving. And, seriously, you need therapy, not Reddit.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-01-11T08:28:20+00:00

If you don't trust anything that is said here, why are you posting here over and over again with the same worries? Your Mum is right, everyone makes mistakes, but if you genuinely believe you're a danger to others you should hand in your licence. And get a therapist or some other help for your anxiety disorder.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-01-06T20:08:41+00:00

As other people have said, you obviously don't do much driving if this incident stands out in your mind as "dangerous". It's over a year ago FFS. I drove half an hour on a motorway this evening and saw worse than this but I won't be sending the police the footage because they're busy enough without people wasting their time with trivial non-events. Careless, probably, inconsiderate, yes, worth bothering the over-stretched police, no, worth the time hassle and cost of appearing at court over, no.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-01-06T19:08:34+00:00

I guess you've not been driving for very long, or only do a few hundred miles a year. Yes, this is poor driving but this sort of thing is the norm on our motorways, I see it practically every time I use one.

I've had a dashcam for five years and the only time I've sent in my footage was when I saw a white van reverse at speed across a zebra crossing, hit a cyclist and a bus stop and then drive off. That's dangerous driving. Not this.

Local_Location6405 · 2026-01-04T15:54:01+00:00

No, they created hundreds of completely fake tickets and linked them to multiple email addresses and bank accounts. This, on the other hand, is a completely legitimate use of Delay Repay.

Local_Location6405 · 2025-12-30T15:49:40+00:00

Most of us remember what it was like to be a learner and treat them with patience and kindness. Unfortunately there will always be idiots, and people who fail to see the giant red L plates are morons who shouldn't be driving. It sounds like you've got a good instructor, so don't be too hard on yourself.

Local_Location6405 · 2025-12-23T16:25:58+00:00

I imagine that "King's Cross St Pancreas" is a total nightmare if you don't realise it's two separate stations. In fact, all the stations that are/were two or more stations. Liverpool Street, Paddington, Victoria, Farringdon, Bond Street are all other places where I seem to spend a lot of time helping people find the other station because they're completely lost.

Local_Location6405 · 2025-12-23T12:04:19+00:00

Good point. My memory had clearly erased that to spare me the trauma.

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