Cheap Train Fares guide discussion

miller

Just to clarify the process:

1) Log into your Clubcard account and select Clubcard boosts (other posters have provided the links).
2) Only vouchers can be converted, not points accrued so far this period. The minimum conversion is £5 (or multiples thereof) of clubcard vouchers. This can be made up of smaller denominations and the change will be added before your next clubcard statement is produced.
3) Every £5 of Clubcard tokens gives you a £10 worth of Redspottedhanky e-Vouchers.
4) Checkout your Clubcard "order".
5) Ensure the email address on your Clubcard account matches your Redspottedhanky account.
6) Vouchers usually appear in your Redspottedhanky account within 3 days (usually quicker now I find).
7) e-Vouchers converted this way last 6 months.
8) When booking your journey on Redspottedhanky the voucher will appear for use on the payment page. Partially used vouchers can be used next time.

SLBlue

Hi,

I have a question for anyone who can help. I have £10 credit in my account which is to expire soon. My OH takes the train one day a week on behalf of work for which he claims.

I was wondering whether he could use the this £10 credit and still claim the full amount from work? How does it show on the issued ticket? Does it show the value of ticket or the amount you actually paid?

Thanks a lot.

terryw

Shows the value of the ticket with RSH. Well done

ThemeOne

Southern Day Saves can be really good value for the longer journeys. For example, last weekend I had to do Winchester - East Croydon. £6.10 Winchester - Southampton single, then the £14 Day Save on Southern from Southampton to East Croydon. Yes it's a bit of a long way round but a saving of over £8 on the normal single fare.

barneybear69_3

I live in Newcastle and want to got to thirsk one way (as I want to cycle home.
Transpennine Express
Single fare to Thirsk is £23-50
Single fare (on same train) top York (which is further) is £7

So I assumed I'd just buy the York ticket for £7 and get off one stop earlier (Thirsk).

That was until one of my friends told me you can get fined for getting off before your stop - surely this can't be correct, CAN IT??

(I've email TP and await their response.)

Doc_N

SLBlue wrote: »

Hi,

I have a question for anyone who can help. I have £10 credit in my account which is to expire soon. My OH takes the train one day a week on behalf of work for which he claims.

I was wondering whether he could use the this £10 credit and still claim the full amount from work? How does it show on the issued ticket? Does it show the value of ticket or the amount you actually paid?

Thanks a lot.

I suppose it depends how the employer regards fraud, and whether your OH is prepared to take the risk of dismissal, along with a bad reference.

Doc_N

barneybear69 wrote: »

I live in Newcastle and want to got to thirsk one way (as I want to cycle home.
Transpennine Express
Single fare to Thirsk is £23-50
Single fare (on same train) top York (which is further) is £7

So I assumed I'd just buy the York ticket for £7 and get off one stop earlier (Thirsk).

That was until one of my friends told me you can get fined for getting off before your stop - surely this can't be correct, CAN IT??

(I've email TP and await their response.)

It is, unfortunately, correct. Crazy, but true. There could well be a hefty surcharge if you get off before the destination shown on the ticket.

ThemeOne

barneybear69 wrote: »

That was until one of my friends told me you can get fined for getting off before your stop - surely this can't be correct, CAN IT??

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think with tickets which allow a break of journey you could effectively start or finish short by claiming you were breaking / had broken your journey if questioned.

I guess the problem is a lot of Advance tickets don't allow break of journey.

LexyBoy

ThemeOne wrote: »

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think with tickets which allow a break of journey you could effectively start or finish short by claiming you were breaking / had broken your journey if questioned.

I guess the problem is a lot of Advance tickets don't allow break of journey.

Correct - most (Super) Off Peak tickets and all Anytime tickets allow you to start or finish at an intermediate station, or to break and resume your journey as you wish within the validity dates of your ticket.

Advance tickets do not allow this - you have to travel from and to the stations shown.

That said, ATOC have issued guidance to the train companies not to penalise passengers for doing this, after a number of high profile media stories about people who were chinged for doing so. I'd not rely on that though.

diamonds

Who provides app info? Visiting relatives, used app to split and found 2 routes to use tomorrow, went to station and in front off staff done them searches for £22 & £25...they wanted £59 and £85 for the same exact journeys.

I assume the app checks prices as search is complete on the used database.

I'm now in limbo for my travel plans tommorrow 2 days of planning for nothing :mad: