Using Rail Voucher

Quentin

nightsky224 wrote: »

Not really, the fees normally out way the savings. A cashback credit card works better normally. Esp if you are buying a season ticket

Yes really!


What "fees"?


There are no fees when you use a cashback site and you can use your cashback credit card just the same for double cashback!


And get nectar points etc

alistairstubbs

Quentin wrote: »

Yes really!


What "fees"?


There are no fees when you use a cashback site and you can use your cashback credit card just the same for double cashback!


And get nectar points etc

Fully agree with this, currently you can get 2% cashback with Hull Trains via Quidco plus Nectar and then if you use a cashback credit card you get that as well. I don't know of any TOC's that charge fees but I may be wrong.

nightsky224

Quentin wrote: »

Yes really!


What "fees"?


There are no fees when you use a cashback site and you can use your cashback credit card just the same for double cashback!


And get nectar points etc

I mean booking fees sorry I wasn't clear. Some times the cashback can be worth it but they go up and down as alistairstubbs says Hull are offering 2% on Quidco (not seen that before doen't seem to be in the travel section) but some companies charge booking/credit card fees. It also means you can not use delay repay vouchers.

For me I buy a monthly season ticket and so far haven't found anywhere I can buy that online.

Quentin

nightsky224 wrote: »

I mean booking fees sorry I wasn't clear....

I know this sounds like teaching you how to suck etc but you obviously need to use a company that doesn't charge any booking fees!

Then get cash back/nectar/credit card rewards.

Your original advice was its no cheaper to buy online was incorrect.

Just stand corrected instead of digging more fatuous objections

nightsky224

Quentin wrote: »

I know this sounds like teaching you how to suck etc but you obviously need to use a company that doesn't charge any booking fees!

Then get cash back/nectar/credit card rewards.

Your original advice was its no cheaper to buy online was incorrect.

Just stand corrected instead of digging more fatuous objections

Dear oh dear, my original statement (not advice) "Where we live and the route I travel on (peak) its no cheaper to buy online or in advance."

Your right I stand corrected "Where we live and the route I travel on (peak) its not cheaper to buy online or in advance, you can sometimes get cashback when booking online but it's not always available"

Quentin

Ok.


You are wrong.


You can always get cashback online, plus nectar points and get your credit card cashback thereby making all your tickets cheaper on line.


Where you live is irrelevant when you buy things online

nightsky224

Quentin wrote: »

Ok.


You are wrong.


You can always get cashback online, plus nectar points and get your credit card cashback thereby making all your tickets cheaper on line.


Where you live is irrelevant when you buy things online

Haha :rotfl::T Think that was an important for you to say!

I do wonder about people who travel from somewhere where there is no ticket booth or its never open must be a right pain. On my route there are always people who buy tickets when on the train and they never have a problem (Normally travelling from a station without barriers) I think that they do it to avoid the queues at the ticket machine

yorkie2

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

Are you not liable to a penalty fare if you board a train at a station where the ticket office is open...

If the ticket office is open, you must use it.

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

or even if there is just a machine available to dispense tickets?

Ticket vending machines do not accept Rail Travel Vouchers, so if that's all there is you must pay at the first opportunity (either on the train, or at the destination).

yorkie2

Rosemary7391 wrote: »

It probably depends on the train operator. My local trains are all Scotrail

Scotrail do not operate a Penalty Fares scheme.

Rosemary7391 wrote: »

and some stations don't even have ticket machines. I've waited 10 minutes at an 'open' ticket office and given up,

Technically this isn't a valid excuse though in practice you are likely to be given permission to board in these circumstances. Also if queues of this length are regular you can complain to relevant bodies such as the DfT, as it would be a breach of the Passengers Charter if such queues are commonplace.

Rosemary7391 wrote: »

found the ticket machine broken or simply preferred to pay in cash (card only machines). I've never had a problem paying either on the train or at the end of my journey, although I'm hardly a representative sample!

If you are paying by cash and there are no machines or ticket office accepting cash then of course you can buy on board.

yorkie2

nightsky224 wrote: »

I do wonder about people who travel from somewhere where there is no ticket booth or its never open must be a right pain. On my route there are always people who buy tickets when on the train and they never have a problem (Normally travelling from a station without barriers) I think that they do it to avoid the queues at the ticket machine

If there was a facility to buy the ticket, with their chosen payment method, at their origin station and they choose not to use it (e.g. because they do not like queuing) they are liable for a Penalty Fare (if applicable), a full undiscounted Anytime fare, or potential threat of prosecution.

If there was not a facility to buy the ticket, with their chosen payment method, at their origin station they are entitled to the full range of fares on board. If this is not possible, they would be entitled to the full range at their destination. If interchanging, they would be required to buy the ticket at the interchange station if there is sufficient time to do so without missing their onward train.