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[email protected] · November 8th 09, 09:26 AM posted to cam.transport,uk.transport.london

In article , (Roland
Perry) wrote:

In message , at
16:34:55 on Sat, 7 Nov 2009, remarked:
The main reason for my surprise is that the evening peak restrictions
on Off Peak (ex-Saver) Returns are less onerous in the evenings!

This has happened on several routes recently, where they have
re-discovered the concept of a "Business Saver" (offpeak out, peak
back) and turned that into the Off-peak ticket; and the Saver
became the Super-off-peak.

The only problem is that it is usually accompanied by a
corresponding stealth fare increase (to the old BS price that was
typically halfway between the Saver and the Open, as befitted its
validity).

My Offpeak tickets from Nottingham to London are now 50% more
expensive than four years ago, and the Super-off-peak are a
'reasonable' price but come with swingeing restrictions on then
they can be use (first train out doesn't get to London until just
after midday, and there's an afternoon blackout on the return from
3.15pm (last train allowed) to 7.15pm (first train allowed again).

FCC has the latter sort of restrictions but only as drastic for *day*
returns. You haven't suggested a *more* onerous restriction on 30 day
returns than on day returns at one time of the day and a less onerous
restriction on the same tickets in the evening peak.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

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