No trains!

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Great start to today's trip to London. Trains cancelled on our entire line due to signalling problems. 

One train an hour on a Sunday and they can't see them through the problem manually?

Poor service from the privatised rail service in UK.

In the end I had to drive to Ashford and park there. Luckily i was able to get the front half of the train I would have been on, if my half hadn't been cancelled.

So just out of pocket a gallon on fuel and the fare difference. Is there a claim?

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