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theshed
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My Son purchased a ticket from Liverpool to Bodmin. The first train was replaced with a coach due to an 'incident'.
The second train was delayed due to this, so he caught that. But the next two connections where missed.
It became doubtful that he would make the connection to Bodmin as he was now considerably behind schedule so we drove 90 minutes to Plymouth and met him there.
He is 19 but became very distressed on the journey as delays mounted and phone battery became low as he was keeping in contact with us.
Ticket was purchased at local part time station and trip involved four different Operators. Who do we contact about refund or compensation ?
Thanks
The second train was delayed due to this, so he caught that. But the next two connections where missed.
It became doubtful that he would make the connection to Bodmin as he was now considerably behind schedule so we drove 90 minutes to Plymouth and met him there.
He is 19 but became very distressed on the journey as delays mounted and phone battery became low as he was keeping in contact with us.
Ticket was purchased at local part time station and trip involved four different Operators. Who do we contact about refund or compensation ?
Thanks
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The claim is against the train operator which caused the first delay.
You could also try to claim for an adandoned journey, that claim is made at the station which sold the ticket.0 -
Car_54 said:daveyjp said:The claim is against the train operator which caused the first delay.
From The Conditions of Travel
"When you buy a Ticket to travel on scheduled train services on the National Rail Network you enter into a binding contract with each of the Train Companies whose trains your Ticket allows you to use."
The operating company which causes delay is responsible for any delay repay payment.
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Ok, thanks. So I make my claim against the Operator from whom the delay stemmed ?
Which in this instance was the first.0 -
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MSE_ForumTeam5 said:We've moved this to the Public Transport board (from Motoring)0
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Thanks all. I made claim to Northern from whom ticket was bought. Claim approved and refund issued by WMR.3
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