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My Annual Oystercard card (Zone 2-4) is up for renewel. I remember in the
past, posters on here talking about getting an Oyster from a Natioanl rail
station where you get additional benefits as well as a goldcard. Maybe SWT
? Did you get free weekend tickets possibly ?

I will be using the travelcard in North London rather than on SWT, but would
that matter ?

Any ideas .

Cheers

Sam

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In message , Sam
writes
My Annual Oystercard card (Zone 2-4) is up for renewel. I remember in the
past, posters on here talking about getting an Oyster from a Natioanl rail
station where you get additional benefits as well as a goldcard. Maybe SWT
? Did you get free weekend tickets possibly ?

I will be using the travelcard in North London rather than on SWT, but would
that matter ?

Any ideas .

*ugger all offers this time round, as far as I could tell. SWT specially
say that you have to use their on a regular basis (wording varies), but
if you meet this condition give you 6 tickets (days) worth of free
weekend travel over a year/splitable with people you are travelling
with. [1]

C2C give you 4 off peak tickets on their route.

Zippo from anyone else as far as I can see (First taking over Great
Northern led to National Express/C2C reducing their previous offering
and First taking over Thameslink removed that offering).

Fair enough - after all an annual season ticket comes with other
significant benefits but annoying to bargain chasers nevertheless!


[1] SWT do keep an eye on their rules as if you don't live within their
catchment area they ask why you use their services on a regular basis
and want evidence to back it up, if you want the 6 extra tickets. They
are happy to sell regular annual season tickets without that particular
benefit though.

--
Paul G
Typing from Barking

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Paul G wrote:

[1] SWT do keep an eye on their rules as if you don't live within their
catchment area they ask why you use their services on a regular basis
and want evidence to back it up, if you want the 6 extra tickets. They
are happy to sell regular annual season tickets without that particular
benefit though.

If it chose to, would there be anything to stop SWT advertising the free
tickets more widely and attempting to corner the market in selling
season tickets?

I assume they get commission on the sales (is it 9%?), and if many of
the extra tickets were to be used for trips which wouldn't otherwise be
made, it might be worth the marginal cost to SWT in return for the
commission? After all, I'd guess that not many people living in c2c or
FCC-land will actually do six day trips to Exeter a year, which they
would otherwise pay for.


--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK

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Paul G wrote in
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Zippo from anyone else as far as I can see (First taking over Great
Northern led to National Express/C2C reducing their previous offering
and First taking over Thameslink removed that offering).


One are currently offering a "Season Direct" product - a point to Liverpool
Street monthly ticket which includes unlimited 'one' travel at weekends but
which isn't available as a travelcard.

Just don't try travelling from Yarmouth (the drop down on the web site to
request a quote only goes as far as 'W'...)

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Paul G wrote in
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Zippo from anyone else as far as I can see (First taking over Great
Northern led to National Express/C2C reducing their previous offering
and First taking over Thameslink removed that offering).


One are currently offering a "Season Direct" product - a point to Liverpool
Street monthly ticket which includes unlimited 'one' travel at weekends but
which isn't available as a travelcard.

Just don't try travelling from Yarmouth (the drop down on the web site to
request a quote only goes as far as 'W'...)




Probably because the station is named Great Yarmouth ;-)