Local routes with only day returns

Cardelia

Comstock wrote: »

Hi, I'm not sure if there is much I can do about this, but here goes.

Every weekend I travel from Derby to Burton on trent on Saturday, with the reverse journey on a Sunday. A day return would be £5.40, however there is no period return so I have to pay for two singles at £5.20 a pop.

This doesn't seem very fair (which of course life isn't sometimes )


Two questions

1) Is there any kind of loophole I could take advantage of to get a period return?

2) Is it worth complaining anywhere about this? Obviously it would be a waste of time contacting CrossCountry, as I'd just get the standard brushoff email.

Whilst not the most pressing issue in the world, when you look at it annually I'm paying £250 over the odds, hence my search for a solution.....


(I can't take the bus as I have a bike with me)

According to a guy I asked in a South West Trains ticket office, there's a 35 mile limit* for period returns - if your journey is less than 35 miles, you won't be allowed to buy one.**

I doubt complaining will get you anywhere, sadly - it seems to be a nationwide policy. But if you know you're going to be travelling on certain dates, could you book the single tickets in advance and save that way?


* might have been 50, I can't remember

** not including journeys to airports etc. for obvious reasons

Comstock

Been offline for a week or two, thanks for the replies everyone.

Altarf wrote: »

How about using the bike to cycle? Its not far.

I've thought of that. Adding the Derby to Burton distance to the 6 miles I'd have to do at the other end makes it a bit too far for me.

cardelia wrote:

I doubt complaining will get you anywhere, sadly - it seems to be a nationwide policy

Yeah, that was what I feared. I'll save my energy then.

No advance tickets AFAIK.