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Geek Culture / Big green coach company UK warning

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sprite
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Posted: 4th Jun 2009 21:22 Edited at: 4th Jun 2009 21:28
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Hi all

Just to warn everyone who lives in the UK and is going to any festival via this coach company. Get you money back now. I can't stress this enough they basically they have robbed everyone going to download festival using the coach system. While downloads proms have forked out for the cost of new tickets and another bus company to do it last min. Other festivals may not have the money.

The phone and e-mail are dead. Just phone you bank.

If you have ordered your tickets. Download will send them and you need to contact [email protected] for your e-ticket for the coach. Please note this is for download festival only other festival I would contact your festival asap.

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 4th Jun 2009 21:28
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I went to Download in 2006, we just found it was best to just catch the train and then nab the Download shuttle bus, so my advice would be to do it just that way - a return ticket in 2006 cost me £30 from Peterborough and the shuttle bus cost me £6 - the prices have probably gone up since.

However, this year I'm going to Wacken in Germany again, as I'm flying with Ryan Air, so I'm going to get ripped off anyway.

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Posted: 4th Jun 2009 21:44
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Normally I get the train but decided to give the coach instead. From Wiltshire its £91 at £40 its a great deal.

I went to wave-gotik-treffen last weekend great festival. Just don't wear a bullet belt to the air port my friend not setting well.

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 5th Jun 2009 00:43
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I can imagine that it wouldn't - I wouldn't want to mess with assaults rifles, I saw some walking along at Gatwick for Wacken 2007, though we didn't do anything foolish, as tempting as it was to play the 'I'm a terrorist' game, we knew it wouldn't go down well, even if it would have been more interesting than sitting around bored to death(we caught the train the night before and our flight was at 8 am, so we had to just sit around until then)

Mind you, you've just given me an idea, candles and duct-tape?



The train prices sound a bit steep, I suppose for some, a bus works out cheaper.

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Mnemonix
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Posted: 5th Jun 2009 20:03
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I AM GOING TO DOWNLOAD!!!!!


...ahem


I nearly booked tickets with this company but it looks like I am going to be going by train after all.

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The new coach company is the national express which normal is very good but instead of mid day they are going at 6am. Guess I'm going to be a happy chappy that morning.

Just be happy you didn't use them Mnemonix getting info has been like getting blood out of a stone. Most info been from sites where people got though to customer support.

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kaedroho
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Posted: 6th Jun 2009 17:43 Edited at: 6th Jun 2009 17:43
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I know my brother is going to download, but hes taking an old banger being driven by a 17 year old friend who has just passed his driving licence after 3 dangers over previous driving tests. And this guy is really mad.

I wonder if my brother gets there...

I think you have more chance on going to download with this bus company than he has.

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I final got my coach ticket but only because I threated them with the small claims court and trading standards. Now I can only hope they can be assed to put up when we go.

Kaedroho you bros friend sounds like a safe driver. My last driving test I got breath tested. I did kind of placed the car in the test center wall. However it was not my fault some dumb ass smashed into me and I went in to the wall. Had to stop the test I was going to pass too.

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Posted: 8th Jun 2009 16:04
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National express have started selling coaches direct to the festival. I am about to book mine for £33 return from manchester. Takes 2 hours.

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