Thanks for the replies.
My question was really about the increase between 2011 prices and 2012 prices for a 1st Eastbound ticket, rather than the relative price of Standard vs 1st.

Is the 1st Eastbound an unregulated ticket (as suggested) and therefore the 15% rise is genuine??

Thanks

Hi All,

Its that magical day of the year when I get to go and renew my annual season ticket.  Fine, we all know its going to hurt, but something just doesn't add up this year and I wondered if someone can explain why I appear to have had a 15% increase in my Maidenhead-->London season ticket.

I keep my receipts for these purchases and they are as follows:

Renewal on 30th December 2011 (so 2011 prices) - Maidenhead-->London z1-6 travelcard, including 1st Class Eastbound Only.  ^3,454.20.
(I believe this included a 5% discount??)

Today's renewal (so 2012 prices) - Maidenhead-->London z1-6 travelcard, including 1st Class Eastbound Only.  ^3,982.40
(Again, including a 5% discount)

Thats an increase of ^528 or 15%.

Please can someone explain how this has come about, and if the 15% increase isn't right then which price is wrong?

Thanks

Nick

PS. I questioned and queried the woman selling me the ticket about the 15% increase.  She said she couldn't do the maths, and couldn't tell me if it was right or not.  So that was very helpful. 

Yep - that was me (and my wife)       Small world!
Hope you got back ok and we chipped in enough for the taxi?

Same time this Friday?!?!   

I guess you weren't someone I shared a cab with then?  I shared with a couple and another female... Bit of a tour of Maidenhead..
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If your first stop on your tour was Cox Green, and then heading on to Altwood, then that could well have been me!   

I was on the very same train as the OP^▸ (Original Poster / topic starter) on Friday night and can confirm that it was absolutely mental.

I hopped off at Slough and joined the Maidenhead cab queue.  Fortunately we didn't have to wait too long as we cab shared with some strangers.

Its not just the Friday night trains that are silly - I caught a late night train last Thursday and could barely breathe it was so crowded.