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Jul13
Fares fair?
At one time, the return fare on a train was twice the single - sometimes a bit less, as an incentive to commit to a return journey, but not a lot. Now my single fare to London is £9.30 - and the return is £16. So the single is 58%, rather than 50%, of the return. There are times when I have to buy a single - I'm not coming back the same day - so I get penalised. If a return costs £16, is a single costing 58% of this good value for money? Does it feel like it?
Similarly, at one time a 7-day travelcard was worth buying if I was travelling for at least 4 days out of 7. No more: I have to be travelling for 5 days out of 7 for it to be worth-while. I almost never do this - I work from home at least 2 days a week, travel a lot and take weekends off!
Have some train companies tweaked discounts too much in order to raise money? Is this fair? Reasonable? Is there a solution?
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