Free Virgin Rail Tickets - be quick..

now_a_mum&skint

excellent, well done dawney, enjoy your journey xx

angel1533

Thanks , this was a great post. I received mine also 2 days before Christmas.Going to Devon and have also booked special offer rates at a fabulous hotel.Thanks again

anne15

Hi,

I applied for tickets for March - has anyone been sent any for March yet or are they all for Jan so far ?

regards Anne

alchemista

Does anyone know if break of journey is allowed on these? It doesn't explicitly say on the tickets anywhere that break of journey is disallowed. I'm just wanting to terminate my trip early, and start my trip late. The National Rail Conditions of Carriage allow this unless prohibited by the train operator which it says will make it clear, but I don't see that here. The free ticket T&C only says "valid on the specified service", I would be using the same train just stopping early and starting late...

Any experts?

Brockyman

alchemista wrote:

Does anyone know if break of journey is allowed on these? It doesn't explicitly say on the tickets anywhere that break of journey is disallowed. I'm just wanting to terminate my trip early, and start my trip late. The National Rail Conditions of Carriage allow this unless prohibited by the train operator which it says will make it clear, but I don't see that here. The free ticket T&C only says "valid on the specified service", I would be using the same train just stopping early and starting late...

Any experts?

It's unlikely as they do give specific travel times. If you broke off the journey you would effectively be getting on a later train which may already be full.
Ian.

alchemista

Brockyman wrote:

It's unlikely as they do give specific travel times. If you broke off the journey you would effectively be getting on a later train which may already be full.
Ian.

No, this would be the same train. Here's a better example:

I got tickets to Aberdeen, but I'm wanting to actually go to Edinburgh. So, I take the train that I was going to take to Aberdeen, I just happen to exit one stop early. Likewise, on the return segment, I just join the same train (that I would have caught in Aberdeen) at Edinburgh instead. So it's the same service, if service is defined as the train.

davethecue

alchemista wrote:

nominated this thread for post of the month, suggest others do the same!

Hi Just got my tickets
How do you nominate post of the month. I think this definately deserves it . saved me at least £140
Thanx to op

alchemista

davethecue wrote:

Hi Just got my tickets
How do you nominate post of the month. I think this definately deserves it . saved me at least £140
Thanx to op

Post in here:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=51

pennylane99

alchemista wrote:

No, this would be the same train. Here's a better example:

I got tickets to Aberdeen, but I'm wanting to actually go to Edinburgh. So, I take the train that I was going to take to Aberdeen, I just happen to exit one stop early. Likewise, on the return segment, I just join the same train (that I would have caught in Aberdeen) at Edinburgh instead. So it's the same service, if service is defined as the train.

If its the same train as specified on the ticket I cant see a problem...

although if you board at a later stop you may find that your allocated seats have been taken by someone else, as people will assume you havent shown up...

Brockyman

alchemista wrote:

No, this would be the same train. Here's a better example:I got tickets to Aberdeen, but I'm wanting to actually go to Edinburgh. So, I take the train that I was going to take to Aberdeen, I just happen to exit one stop early. Likewise, on the return segment, I just join the same train (that I would have caught in Aberdeen) at Edinburgh instead. So it's the same service, if service is defined as the train.

Ah yes, I see what you mean now. I misunderstood. Can't see why this shouldn't be okay other than above poster says and the seats might have been taken. I got some tickets to Leeds. On the way there they went via Coventry but the return journey was via Birmingham so we couldn't do that, plus the fact it left at 5.35 in the morning!
Ian.