Annual Season Tickets

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[tramway]

I'm sure John R can confirm, but don't gold cards give a few days that allow unlimited travel across the FGW^▸ (First Great Western) network?

That is assuming an annual season is the same as a Gold card!

It's not the same thing. A gold card is only available on season tickets issued in the former NSE^▸ (Network South East) area, so I haven't got one. I did wonder if I went to Didcot and bought my Swindon to Nailsea seasons there I would get one, but in the end decided life's too short!

My non-gold card FGW annual season renewal this year gave six free FGW tickets to use at weekends.  But only for renewals I believe. These tickets are unusual in that they are completely transferable - you don't need to take your season ticket with you to prove you're entitled to them.

They have also repeated the offer of go anywhere on FGW at weekends for ^10 standard or ^20 first class with other members of your party entitled to travel at the same price (children half price). And other associated freebies like free weekend car parking.

I presume that these benefits were also available to gold card tickets issued by FGW. As I understand it the Gold cards also have more permanent benefits, which I'm sure can be found on the National Rail site. 
 
Finally, I think you have to buy your ticket through FGW to get the non-gold card benefits.

John

When did that happen, I've seen nothing of the sort from FGW, did they post them to you or did you have to hunt them out in the deepest recesses of their 'friendly' website?

[John R]

They were posted. Think they arrived in late February (I renewed on 31/12). The discounted ^10 offer mailing came through about 2 months ago.

So, are you on FGW^▸ (First Great Western)'s mailing list as an annual season ticket holder? If so, and you renewed an annual ticket, I think you should have got them.



 

[vacman]

just did a random check...

its not always a cheap option to get an anual season ticket infact in the case of digby- dawlish warren it would cost you ^70 extra a year

^984 for an annual season (unless railcard discount is available)
however you could do this same return trip 365 times... more than enough!!! for ^912
and if you only did this trip once a day only on weekdays you would save even more

Yes but most people who buy seasons are travlling to work so usually in peak time, so a mass saving by buying a season!

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

thats a good point, mind you if you work the afternoon shift then your onto a winner