Get up to 20% back on LNER train bookings

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• BA Flyer IHG Stayer says:

  30 Mar30 March 03:42

  Re LNER I have 5% on MBNA (comes and goes) plus 5% on Airtime (always available)

  I bought some vouchers last night even though most of my train trips aren’t on LNER I book most trips via them as it’s just about the only rail operator with rebate offers.

  • BJ says:

    30 Mar30 March 06:40

    When you buy LNER vouchers are they valid on any operator? I never bothered as I thought I could only use them on LNER.

    • BA Flyer IHG Stayer says:

      30 Mar30 March 06:51

      That was my concern as well but yes you can use them on any operator but not if you’ve used LNER perks towards payment when they do become LNER only trains.

      There is an option during the buying process.

      • BJ says:

        30 Mar30 March 07:41

        Thanks great comment/tip to start the day! I knew other evouchers from refunds etc were now valid on any operator but suspected that if we bought LNER voucher it might still only be valid on LNER. I think I might now be tempted to add a few hundred for the 10% off.

• David says:

  30 Mar30 March 04:04

  Do you also cut open the toothpaste tube to get every last reminent out? My grandfather would be very proud 🙂

  • Alex G says:

    30 Mar30 March 05:35

    Stupid comment on a useful post.

    • CarpalTravel says:

      30 Mar30 March 20:49

      David seems confused by this site and its very purpose.

      We’re not all here because we like collecting and discussing timepieces. (Though I do like doing that..)

      • Rob says:

        30 Mar30 March 21:37

        Watchfinder has spent a substantial sum advertising with us in the last 4 months and is happy with the response 🙂

  • zapato1060 says:

    30 Mar30 March 06:16

    Yes Dave, you put our name to shame. Plus your grandfather would be proud of me as I do as he did/does.

  • BA Flyer IHG Stayer says:

    30 Mar30 March 06:54

    No I don’t do that but for a minutes extra effort in buying £ 300 of vouchers I’ve got a rebate of £30 which would buy a lot of toothpaste.

  • NorthernLass says:

    30 Mar30 March 07:00

    I not only do that, as I was brought up not to be wasteful, I used my £5 Amex credit to stock up on toothpaste at B & M recently 😂

  • Dubious says:

    30 Mar30 March 07:18

    I do this. I’m not ashamed to say that either.
    Why not?
    I worked hard for my money – I’m not going to then waste my money buying toothpaste just to throw it away. It takes all of 3 seconds to cut the tube open.

  • WaynedP says:

    30 Mar30 March 07:50

    No need for any blades, just add a little hot water when “empty”, shake well and you have an extra dose of free mouthwash.

    • NorthernLass says:

      30 Mar30 March 07:58

      In the days of metal tubes you could roll up the end to get every last bit out (as my mum used to do in the 70s!) but it doesn’t work with the plastic ones, they just unravel and the toothpaste goes back to the bottom.

      • WaynedP says:

        30 Mar30 March 08:40

        We were allowed to throw the old rolled up metal tubes into the fire as kids and watch as the build up of heated air/steam inside “magically” unrolled and eventually burst the tube.

        Fun to watch and unconscious science learning at the same time.

        • Aston100 says:

          30 Mar30 March 09:42

          Sounds like a super villain origin story.

      • jjoohhnn says:

        30 Mar30 March 10:43

        Put a food bag clip over it and turn it upside down.

      • CarpalTravel says:

        30 Mar30 March 20:43

        @NL – I use the side of my toothbrush to press against the side of the sink, then putting the base of the toothpaste tube between the two, I then pull it through whilst pressing down on the toothbrush, kind of like a manual mangle, of sorts. That gets all the toothpaste to the top quickly and easily! 🙂

      • Lady London says:

        30 Mar30 March 22:27

        A special tool used to be available that would roll the tube efficiently so you got it all out. But you could sometimes unroll it again when the tube was empty and either unroll the sealef bottom of the tube or just cut it off then back inside the tube from the bottom with your toothbrush for any last fine scrapings.

        With the price of Elgydium it’s well worth doing.

• Al says:

  30 Mar30 March 07:11

  There’s been a real dearth of decent credit card deals (i.e. sign-ups) since the Barclays Avios bonus. Could do with some new news.

• Gordon says:

  30 Mar30 March 08:02

  I believe we have digressed?

• BA Flyer IHG Stayer says:

  30 Mar30 March 09:04

  You can only use LNER perks on LNER trains.

• David says:

  30 Mar30 March 09:06

  Today is also your last day to drive across Gibraltar airport runway, from midnight tonight a tunnel opens under the eastern end near the beach.
  You will still be able to walk across however, which is much more fun.

• Gav says:

  30 Mar30 March 09:20

  LNER often have deals on Nectar Connect too, 10 points per £.
  You can register for the LNER smart card and it also works on SouthEastern (assume it does on the other lines) Have started doing that for my season ticket as still means you can ‘tap’ through but get the points for it.

• Andrew. says:

  30 Mar30 March 09:35

  Nobody should be buying LNER tickets without some form of rebate.

  The offers come and go, but right now I have rebates on BoS, HfX, MBNA, Barclaycard and Virgin Money cards. Nothing at the moment on Nectar Connect, but it turns up often. Airtime is 8% for me at the moment, It varies between 2% & 10%.

  Whilst this gives you a rebate on all rail services, I’m aware of a Scottish mate who has had a 100% rebate on every LNER+Connections journey so far this year due to the arriving an hour or more late as a consequence of delays or missed connections.

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