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[email protected] · February 19th 16, 03:41 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at
10:10:00 on Fri, 19 Feb 2016, remarked:

There are web sites providing train fare offers but which are
the best ones? Am I correct in assuming that some will offer
less than ideal rates because they receive a commission from
train companies? Do they all work this angle?

The general rule of thumb is that the best fares are obtainable on the
relevant Train Operating Company's web site. E.g. I just bought some
tickets for a day trip from Cambridge to Derby next month. The same fares
(Advance are usually but not always the cheapest) were 10% cheaper on the
EMT web site compared to East Coast's which I tend to prefer because it
uses the booking engine I find easiest to use.

I thought EMT gave a £1 discount, not 10%

If that means 60p to railcard users you could be right.

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Colin Rosenstiel