Bits: BA transatlantic promo, 12000 Avios with a Hotpoint washer, Uber launches in Wakefield

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• Tim Millea says:

  12 Mar12 March 05:29

  Wakefield does make sense for Uber. There are many large towns in West Yorkshire with no direct rail link to London and Wakefield is the nearest mainline station for them. Added to that is the state of the few connecting services that do run and you have a compelling reason to get in a taxi to and from Wakefield. The wider area is over a million with poor or no rail connection to a mainline station.

  • Blenz101 says:

    12 Mar12 March 08:05

    I understand Bradford is next – all run from the Leeds ‘community manager’.

    Plus many of the drivers live south or west of Leeds so the service was de facto already these areas anyway.

• Dominic says:

  12 Mar12 March 06:00

  The SWT link doesn’t work for me.

  • Brian says:

    12 Mar12 March 06:43

    Works for me.

  • Wade says:

    12 Mar12 March 07:22

    Setting your expectations for the train service 😉

• Manuel says:

  12 Mar12 March 06:48

  I cannot register for BA-bonus.

  • JQ says:

    12 Mar12 March 07:20

    I can and did.

• Richie says:

  12 Mar12 March 07:08

  It’s not all returns to the US that earn the bonus. Only a few destinations on the list

• GaryC says:

  12 Mar12 March 07:27

  Thanks for the tip off. I’ve got a pre-existing booking to Chicago next week. It’s WT+ booked into T bucket and upgraded to club both ways with avios, will be interesting to see what – if anything – I get.

• callum says:

  12 Mar12 March 07:28

  Southern Railway do a similar thing all the time – unlimited travel on the entire network during off-peak for £18 (half that if in a group of 4).

  And I don’t see why Uber couldn’t make money in Wakefield – they’re effectively a taxi firm (with virtually no overheads), and even small villages have them! It does seem a weird choice while coverage is so patchy though – maybe a lot of drivers registered an interest in that area?

  • Rob says:

    12 Mar12 March 09:42

    Apparently they base it on how many people in an area download the app to see if Uber is available in that town.

• JM_uk says:

  12 Mar12 March 07:52

  I thought this BA promotion had been on for a week. I certainly registered last week

  • Rob says:

    12 Mar12 March 09:41

    Probably was, but no-one told me 🙂

• Gregor says:

  12 Mar12 March 07:54

  Re the washing machine offer, Which? says of the Hotpoint SWM9437:
  “A loud spin aside, there’s nothing actually wrong with this machine, but it’s still not good enough to be classed as more than mediocre. The cleaning power, rinsing and water use are all average. It has a couple of pros, such as being easier to use than some models, but all things considered, you will be better off with another machine.”

  • Oh! Matron! says:

    12 Mar12 March 08:34

    Couldn’t you say that about most hotpoints?

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