What's the biggest saving you can make by splitting your tickets?

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Re: What's the biggest saving you can make by splitting your tickets?

« Reply #45 on: September 22, 2011, 17:08:09 »

The more regular travellers, maybe, but not the occasional ones. I've lost count how many times I've been told by friends, who fit into the occasional traveller bracket, that they looked up a price and it was ridiculous, only for me to have to explain to them them how to cut it down, be that a GroupSave ticket to Windsor from Oxford a couple of weeks ago, to avoiding Trainline.com booking fees, to this example from Carlisle to Liskeard. If they hadn't known anyone in the industry they'd either have forked out much more than necessary, or, more likely, not done the trip by train at all.

In the Carlisle to Liskeard one, I even shocked myself with the saving that could be made due to the stupidity of the system.


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Re: What's the biggest saving you can make by splitting your tickets?

« Reply #46 on: September 22, 2011, 17:10:10 »

Moneysavingexpert.com has millions of folowers. Featered on there regularly


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Re: What's the biggest saving you can make by splitting your tickets?

« Reply #47 on: September 22, 2011, 17:27:34 »

Quote from: ChrisB on September 22, 2011, 17:10:10

Moneysavingexpert.com has millions of folowers. Featered on there regularly

Oh, that's ok then. Problem solved... Roll Eyes


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Re: What's the biggest saving you can make by splitting your tickets?

« Reply #48 on: September 22, 2011, 18:05:28 »

To be fair Chris B, I think many people may know about split tickets on walk up fares, e.g. at NSE^▸ boundaries or at peak boundaries.

But even I hadn't thought of having to split due to different TOCs^▸ pricing Advance fares. This is yet another appaling way "Rip off Britain" is scamming money off hard working commuters.

A list of stations where different TOCs "take over" should be published, and the operator that prices each fare should be clearly visible on booking agents*. Joe public shouldn't have to buy the fares manual.

*This is also for VT^▸ , as VT allow railcard holders to travel in peaks with off peak tickets, as long as they price the route.

So, BHM and Plymouth are key changovers in the FGW^▸ area. Any others?


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Re: What's the biggest saving you can make by splitting your tickets?

« Reply #49 on: September 22, 2011, 22:09:59 »

BHM is not - FGW^▸ don't price any Advance fares north of Cheltenham as far as I know.


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Re: What's the biggest saving you can make by splitting your tickets?

« Reply #50 on: September 23, 2011, 09:44:26 »

Quote from: ChrisB on September 22, 2011, 22:09:59

BHM is not - FGW^▸ don't price any Advance fares north of Cheltenham as far as I know.

Hence it's often cheaper to Rebook at Cheltenham with almost any type of ticket.


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Re: What's the biggest saving you can make by splitting your tickets?

« Reply #51 on: September 23, 2011, 23:23:41 »

I meant for XC^▸ and VT^▸ but I take the point.


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