On Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:08:14 +0000, Clive Page
wrote:

Indeed, for tickets that can be used on only one operator you have to
use their website, as far as I know (except for Thameslink-only tickets
it had to be the Southern website, which seems odd, except that they are
all the same company now). I didn't know East Coast gave Nectar points
too, useful to know.

Most tickets are available from *any* site, certainly all the
long-standing ticket types, whether limited to one operator, Any
Permitted or something else. Short-term promotions are allowed, but
anything else should be made available to all -- or at least that's
the idea. The government was running a consultation about this
recently to see if it still needs to be the case.

You might be thinking of the journey planner Code of Practice that
does allow a TOC site to show only (or prefer) its own trains and sell
its own tickets if it's made clear to the customer -- but nobody to my
knowledge has done this without having another way to get all the
other trains and fares except Heathrow Express, and they may not be
covered by the same rules.



Richard.

In article , (Clive Page)
wrote:

On 16/11/2015 00:48, wrote:
That is why I generally use East Coast's web site, Clive. Didn't you
used to work for them? Cheaper for East Coast travel and Nectar points.

Not this Clive, maybe another one (seem to be several Clives on this
group).

Another Clive Page indeed!

But there have been fares which I could only get on the Southern
(WEBTIS) web site (where GTR's previous crap front end directed ticket
purchases). Their summer-only web-only Super Off-Peak CBG-London
Terminals Day Return was an example.

Indeed, for tickets that can be used on only one operator you have to
use their website, as far as I know (except for Thameslink-only
tickets it had to be the Southern website, which seems odd, except
that they are all the same company now). I didn't know East Coast
gave Nectar points too, useful to know.

Not so in my experience. I /can/ buy AGA-only CBG-LST tickets on GTR's web
site, not that I ever have.

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Colin Rosenstiel

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at 18:08:14 on Mon, 16
Nov 2015, Clive Page remarked:

But there have been fares which I could only get on the Southern
(WEBTIS) web site (where GTR's previous crap front end directed ticket
purchases). Their summer-only web-only Super Off-Peak CBG-London
Terminals Day Return was an example.

Indeed, for tickets that can be used on only one operator you have to
use their website, as far as I know (except for Thameslink-only tickets
it had to be the Southern website, which seems odd, except that they
are all the same company now).

You can only use a Royston to Letchworth ticket on GN, but anyone
will sell it.

Or if you mean AP tickets, all sites will sell you them, despite only
being valid on one TOC's train.

Not just them. There are TOC-only routed tickets, e.g. CBG-LST (AGA only).
AFAIK they can be bought anywhere.

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Colin Rosenstiel