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Old Jul 23rd, 2003, 05:36 PM
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can you check luggage with your airline at Victoria Station?

or only leave it there? I know they have left luggage but I don't know if you can check your bags with the airline from there. if you can, do the lines tend to be horrible? many thanks.
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Old Jul 23rd, 2003, 07:24 PM
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I know you can check your bags at Paddington (Heathrow Express). I'm not so sure about Victoria, though. My guess is that you can't.
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Old Jul 23rd, 2003, 07:40 PM
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Hasn't the Heathrow Express from Padington been cancelled?
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Old Jul 23rd, 2003, 07:40 PM
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They took all of the lockers out of all of the train stations years ago. I'm not sure if you can "check" luggage though. I know that when I was in London a few years ago, it was policy to cordon off any bags left alone.
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Old Jul 23rd, 2003, 09:05 PM
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BA did close the check-in at Paddington, so BMI may be the only one left.
Victoria did not have a check-in for years as far as I know, but I could be wrong.
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Old Jul 24th, 2003, 01:25 AM
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Check in at Victoria was discontinued some time ago.

Check in at Paddington will be discontinued as of july, 31, 2003
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Old Jul 24th, 2003, 02:39 AM
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There is a manual left luggage at Victoria and at other big stations in London, including Charing Cross and Waterloo. Bags are put through a scanner, and the charge is £4 or £5 per item for 24 hours.
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Jody and Geoff are correct, Paddington checkin for BA is ending July 31 as part of a "cost-cutting" effort. I sent them an email via their Web site to protest -- it was a very convenient service, and our incentive to pay the extra and use the H'row Express.

I've checked bags in the "Left Luggage Room" at several London stations. They charge by the bag. Lockers disappeared after someone thought them a good place for explosives...
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BA has closed its check in at Victoria. But you can check in online on your way to the airport or just before you leave.
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