2 FOR 1 London days out loophole

x__Indigo_x

i feel really silly asking this *blush* but we have advance single to london this friday and advance single returning on sunday... can we go on the eye fri,sat and sunday ..... also am i right in thinking we will have to buy are tickets on the day...ie cannot pre book even if for example we pop down on sat and book sunday? xx

alanrowell

x__Indigo_x wrote: »

i feel really silly asking this *blush* but we have advance single to london this friday and advance single returning on sunday... can we go on the eye fri,sat and sunday ..... also am i right in thinking we will have to buy are tickets on the day...ie cannot pre book even if for example we pop down on sat and book sunday? xx

http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/faq.aspx#80

If for example you are buying single tickets, e.g.Advance tickets to London for a one-way journey on a Monday, and Advance tickets for departing London on a Friday you will be able to use the vouchers during the Monday-Friday period, provided you show both outward and return tickets (remember to tell the train company staff that you need to keep your outward tickets!).

As for pre-booking - it depends on the offer. Generally if it's the sort of thing a normal person would pre-book - eg theatre tickets - then you can book in advance, otherwise you can't.

wealdroam

x__Indigo_x wrote: »

i feel really silly asking this *blush* but we have advance single to london this friday and advance single returning on sunday... can we go on the eye fri,sat and sunday ..... also am i right in thinking we will have to buy are tickets on the day...ie cannot pre book even if for example we pop down on sat and book sunday? xx

Hi x__Indigo_x.

Did you not even glance at the post immediately before yours?

mr_asbestos

Hi,

I'm hoping to go for a day out with my family in London and was wondering whether a GroupSave 4 ticket would qualify 4 adults for the 2 for 1 offers?

An Anytime Day Single from Vauxhall to Waterloo is only £4.80 with GroupSave 4 - this would be a great saving

andersh

mr_asbestos wrote: »

Hi,

I'm hoping to go for a day out with my family in London and was wondering whether a GroupSave 4 ticket would qualify 4 adults for the 2 for 1 offers?

An Anytime Day Single from Vauxhall to Waterloo is only £4.80 with GroupSave 4 - this would be a great saving

Would like to know the answer to this? Surprised it wasn't asked before. I've looked through the T&C and FAQ and it doesn't mention GroupSave either way.

As a fall back, the minimum fare on Network Cards only applies Monday to Friday, so I can get 1/3 off the Vauxhall to Waterloo ticket. 4 * £1.60 = £6.40. Not quite as good as GroupSave, but it's better than 4 * full price.

thelawnet

wealdroam wrote: »

A cheaper option would be to go Kings Cross National Rail station and buy an Anytime Single from Vauxhall to Waterloo for each person at £2.20 each (£1.10 for a child).

Cheaper still is Vauxhall to Queenstown Road, for £1.90.

thelawnet

Just asked on the Days Out Guide page regarding ticket destination, they said:

"Destination does matter, eg all central London offers require London terminal stations named."

For Kew "it does need to be one of the surrounding stations to Kew."

(Richmond to Kew Gardens, for £1.90, would work.)

thelawnet

It says 'You must produce 2 valid National Rail tickets (ie. Tickets that would be accepted for train travel on day of attraction visit. If using Singles, you must produce both outward and return tickets to show that your travel spans the time of intended visit) as evidence of travelling by train to London or to the attraction destination - most train tickets display the symbol. National Rail issued tickets include Off-Peak, Super Off-Peak, Travelcard, Advance, Anytime and Season Tickets.'

OriginalDon

borris78 wrote: »

Hi - I have a question that seems to be a grey area. The FAQs say that Oyster cards are not accepted but I do have an annual season ticket zone 1-2 oyster card which came with a Gold Record Card and has the national rail logo on it. I remember the guy saying something about offers when i renewed it. Does anyone know if this will be valid?

Thanks

Can somone please confirm if the Gold Card can be used. Thanks

dzug1

OriginalDon wrote: »

Can somone please confirm if the Gold Card can be used. Thanks

I'd say no - it's not a rail ticket.

You can use it to buy a discounted travelcard, but not in place of one

but ICBW