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« on: June 28, 2011, 11:49:12 »
Am looking for tickets to travel to Stoke-on-Trent tomorrow - returning Saturday. I was thinking of setting off from Frome and splitting the tickets at Bristol Temple Meads.

I noticed that an Anytime Period return is ^12.55 (With Railcard Discount). However I then looked at the price of 2 singles. The cost of an Anytime Day Single is ^6.25 each way (Railcard). Totalling ^12.50!! Roll Eyes

I can save a further 5p by purchasing an Off Peak Day Single on my return as I will be returning on a weekend (^6.20)

So all in all, Had I not have checked, I could have been 10p out of pocket. Not a major problem. But I do think that's wrong!! Sort it out FGW▸ (First Great Western)!!
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« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2011, 12:14:52 »
This issue is related to how the discount gets applied rather than the fare itself.

^9.50 SDS
^19.00 SOR
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« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2011, 19:04:35 »
Yep. If the 34% railcard discount is applied without any rounding then the SDS works out as ^6.27 and the SOR works out as ^12.54

All fares are rounded to the nearest 5p so the SDS is rounded down to ^6.25 and the SOR is rounded up to ^12.55.
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« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2011, 20:08:25 »
If it means that much to you I'll give you five flippin pence! what a waste of braincells reading that post!
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« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2011, 20:27:09 »
Oh, come on vacman, that's a bit harsh.

thetrout made a perfectly valid query. Yes, it's only 5p but I, in the same situation, would rather that 5p stayed in my pocket than give it to the TOC▸ (Train Operating Company).

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« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2011, 13:47:24 »
you cant really blame fgw unless they now randomly serve stoke
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« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2011, 14:58:58 »
Err... thetrout was splitting tickets at Bristol and was talking about the fare from Frome - Bristol Temple Meads.
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« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2011, 21:58:10 »
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« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2011, 22:01:04 »
Benefit of the doubt: 'chump', rather than 'moron'.  Grin
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