Great Western Coffee Shop

I can't find anything posted previously but feel free to point me in the right direction.

I was pleasantly surprised to discover I will have a 10% saving on this years annual renewal, Dec 2010/11, no indication AFAICT anywhere that is obvious.

I could accept the 32% increase from the 2008/09 change (due to the previous 2007/08 performance) as we lost the annual adjustment factor, so last year should have been the standard figure.

So why is this years renewal 10% lower?

The basket fare increase is back.
I.e. your ticket may have gone down 10% but someone elses might have gone up 20% to make up for it. (or loads of 11's and 12's etc.)

I.e. supply and demand. Charge less on less used lines and more on more used lines.

Not quite right....

Dec10 -> Dec11 renewal works on last January's 'increase' which was actually a very small decrease, certainly not 10%

From which station is this? And can you confirm you are renewing like-for-like (annual to annual?) and what class is it?

The increase for 2011 comes in from January 2, and is based on RPI+1% = 5.8%, with, as SDS rightly says, an average which can take the fare from a rise of 0% (or I guess, there's nothing preventing a decrease) to 10.8% - although I understad that there's no increase over 10%

These fares will be loaded into the planners to be active on 5 December - so if you want an advance cheaper, get in before that date.