--- Zac said...

I was making a journey last week from Tottenham Hale to
Stansted Mountfitchet. (*SNIP*) it was cheaper to get a
ticket from Tottenham Hale, rather than Bound. Zone 4.

Any ideas why it is cheaper ?


Starting from Boundary Z4 gives you the choice of either the Tottenham
Hale line or the Seven Sisters line (changing if necessary). You pay
extra for the flexibility. (You *might* even be able to go from the
Kings Cross line and change at Cambridge, depending on the small print
of the routing guide. Where are the group's routing experts when we
need them?)

But if you've got a point-to-point ticket from Tottenham Hale, you can
only go from Tottenham Hale. No extra flexibility, so no extra charge
for it. Yet more proof (yes, proof, I tell you) that Zones are just an
evil con to make you pay more for flexibility that you don't need.
Abolish them, and it'll all be a lot simpler and a lot cheaper.