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« Reply #15 on: January 08, 2009, 13:55:50 »
trout you are wrong  mate .....off peak day not valid,off peak day travelcards only valid after Pewsey.
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« Reply #16 on: January 08, 2009, 14:40:29 »
Interesting That, I checked on the website and Off Peak tickets are allowed on that service to Taunton.

Key in on http://www.fgwtickets.co.uk London Padd - Taunton, Off Peak Return is available on that service at ^60

When I said about using off peak on a friday. I didn't use it on that service it was some XC▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) service in Plymouth who informed me that return portion of an Off Peak Return couldn't be used on Fridays. Yet I think travelling on the 12:25 Plymouth - Exeter was off peak enough Tongue
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« Reply #17 on: January 08, 2009, 14:51:38 »
Quote from: thetrout on January 08, 2009, 14:40:29
Key in on http://www.fgwtickets.co.uk London Padd - Taunton, Off Peak Return is available on that service at ^60
That is an Off Peak Return, not an Off Peak Day Return.
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When I said about using off peak on a friday. I didn't use it on that service it was some XC▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) service in Plymouth who informed me that return portion of an Off Peak Return couldn't be used on Fridays. Yet I think travelling on the 12:25 Plymouth - Exeter was off peak enough Tongue
I did not know there were any Friday restrictions on an off peak return.
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« Reply #18 on: January 08, 2009, 15:12:13 »
Ah, Fair enough Smiley Sorry Tongue

Well according to the very nice people at XC▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) my ticket was not valid because I used the return portion on a Friday. However the train manager informed me that she wanted to catch a real fare dodger before Newton Abbot and politely told me not to do it again. Advice of which I have accepted but at the time was so blissfully unaware of Cheesy
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« Reply #19 on: January 08, 2009, 15:46:42 »
Quote from: Zoe on January 08, 2009, 14:51:38
I did not know there were any Friday restrictions on an off peak return.

Neither did I to be honest  Huh
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« Reply #20 on: January 08, 2009, 17:02:12 »
off peak day...is the old cheap day ticket whilst off peak is a saver
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« Reply #21 on: January 08, 2009, 18:08:58 »
Quote from: thetrout on January 08, 2009, 15:12:13
Ah, Fair enough Smiley Sorry Tongue

Well according to the very nice people at XC▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) my ticket was not valid because I used the return portion on a Friday. However the train manager informed me that she wanted to catch a real fare dodger before Newton Abbot and politely told me not to do it again. Advice of which I have accepted but at the time was so blissfully unaware of Cheesy
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