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anyone know of any First Great Western discounts?

Hello people, I need some kind of discount as I need to purchase a ticket for my journey on Friday but ideally don't want to pay their rip off prices!

If anyone knows of any discounts codes I would be grateful, also posted on discount codes and vouchers but thought someone here may know something?!

Cheers

Dazed
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  • alchemista
    alchemista Posts: 1,305 Forumite
    There's something to do here, but I don't know the details:

    http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=848
  • thanks for that, just need the code! anyone know what it is?
    harder, better, faster, stronger
  • dzug
    dzug Posts: 2,260 Forumite
    That code doesn't actually do anything for you - it's just a gimmick to draw attention to their first minute fares which you can buy at exactly the same price without the code.

    Friday's a bit near for first minute fares but there might be some if you are lucky. What's your actual journey - there might be other ways of reducing the cost?
  • Oh. I normally I don't leave it last minute but been a bit busy recently.

    I'm going from Maidenhead, Berks to Tiverton on Friday lunchtime coming back Monday
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  • you may be better of to book 2 singles, but its quite close to the date as they go on sale up to 12 weeks in advance and your travelling on popular days. how old are you? it might be worth your while getting a young person railcard if your between 16 - 25
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  • Crabman
    Crabman Posts: 9,936 Forumite
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    Another user mentioned www.firstminutefares.co.uk earlier today on a different thread about cheap train fares, dopey me can't remember who so thanks whoever it was :D
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