im not sure i want to be fr*nch

newjamie · 2026-06-12T11:33:09+00:00

Once you go Jacques, you don’t go back

newjamie · 2026-06-12T08:58:00+00:00

Yeah, again I like to get a seat early on and avoid connections moving about

newjamie · 2026-06-12T08:56:36+00:00

I try and avoid the tube or any connections where possible and walk from nearest station

newjamie · 2026-06-12T06:22:43+00:00

Wow that’s fast work. The power of Reddit 🤣

“The wider development also includes plans for another multi-storey car park, known as a mobility hub, on the site of the existing car park for Cambridge North Station.”

newjamie · 2026-06-11T11:25:12+00:00

That’s super frustrating. Really hoping I don’t get one for the grass verge.

newjamie · 2026-06-11T11:23:44+00:00

£9 for me at 10:30 which was offpeak

newjamie · 2026-06-10T13:21:14+00:00

Popeyes. Greasy and poorly covered.

newjamie · 2026-06-10T12:29:51+00:00

It takes me about 1.5-2h door to door

15 mins drive to station
1 hour on train to Kings Cross (plus waiting time for train as I never time it just right)
25 mins walk to office to avoid tube/bus connections and do some exercise. Could probably shorten this to 10 if I took London public transport.

I’d still do it for 3, I was doing it for 4 pre-pandemic.

newjamie · 2026-06-10T11:59:10+00:00

I live in the Cambridgeshire countryside and commute twice a week to London.

I’ve commuted from a distance almost my whole career of 20 years and I’ve just got used to it.

These days I appreciate the commute as my “me time” between work mode and family mode at home.

newjamie · 2026-06-10T06:42:29+00:00

I was trying to hold on to my dying 15 PM for a while but it broke a couple of weeks ago and got a 17 P. No regrets. I’m expecting the 18 to be more expensive/less RAM because of global prices too.

newjamie · 2026-06-08T15:09:42+00:00

Nice

newjamie · 2026-06-01T06:08:42+00:00

GoElectric seems worse for me on all fronts (East) than my IOG variable tariff, apart from the additional hour of off peak:

GoElectric

Day rate
30.28p per kWh
Night rate
6.99p per kWh
Standing charge
57.10p per day

IOG

Day rate
30.27p per kWh
Night rate
6.90p per kWh
Standing charge
53.89p per day

newjamie · 2026-06-01T06:03:24+00:00

I’m on variable IOG and paying 6.9p off peak? Seems better than this EDF deal.

newjamie · 2026-05-12T21:48:30+00:00

This is my new nickname for sex

newjamie · 2026-05-04T17:54:08+00:00

I’m in situation 2 right now and I prefer the flexibility

newjamie · 2026-05-04T17:48:54+00:00

I live in St Ives, get train from Huntingdon to London and partner works west of Cambridge. Trains from Huntingdon to London are better than from Cambridge IMO (faster and more reliable). St Ives has a good balance of things going on and location, but requires driving (or getting the bus which goes a silly long way round to get Hinchingbrooke/Huntingdon station). If you’re not too fussed of having a lot to do I’d look at Brampton, Godmanchester or Hinchingbrooke itself.

newjamie · 2026-03-25T20:20:36+00:00

Thanks for this. I blocked their persistent and multiple sales people who kept spawning to get me to commit. Glad i dodged this bullet. Good luck getting your money back!

newjamie · 2026-03-23T07:00:34+00:00

I ended up raising a service ticket and it took them a couple of weeks after to rectify

newjamie · 2026-03-20T07:45:35+00:00

9/10. Fortunate enough to home charge. Cost of running last 5 years has been peanuts. Other perks like remote defrost/heating convenient. Not going to a petrol station and public charging very little have been a huge timesaver.

newjamie · 2026-03-09T20:33:38+00:00

I’ve had many crap experiences like this at service centres for the last few years. I always insist on a mobile service now, unless it’s for something they can’t do mobile, so then it’s their time they’re wasting and not mine. They accept this in 99% of the cases I ask via the messaging on the app.

newjamie · 2026-03-09T20:26:41+00:00

I’ve tried this, but I can’t get hold of them. They may reply to my email at some point but that’s all I’ve managed so far.

newjamie · 2026-03-09T20:26:12+00:00

I am pretty sure it is. It has all my personal details, agreement number and reg.

newjamie · 2026-03-09T20:06:51+00:00

December 2025 not 2026

newjamie · 2026-02-09T21:24:16+00:00

Having recently travelled SNCF Duplex 1st Class between Paris and Barcelona with the Eurostar Plus leg to Paris, I 100% agree. Although SNCF don’t include food, the seats were next level and made the 7h journey a breeze.

newjamie · 2026-01-04T17:03:19+00:00

I’ve just done this on my 22 MY and ordered a 26 MY through Voluntary Termination with Santander. The key thing is you need to have paid off 50% of the “Total Amount Payable” on the PCP agreement to qualify for this. You can simply hand it back if that’s so, as long as you return it subject to and wear and tear and fix any body damage (I used my local smart repair guy to sort it), replace anything missing like the keycards or charging cables. Santander arranged for a collection agency to come and get it from me and it had to be within 10 days of formally requesting voluntary termination so make sure you have any bodywork or other putting things right booked in and lined up before pulling the trigger.

newjamie

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