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CyrusWuff said:
As a general rule, Rail Sale tickets are only available for TOC-specific routes. CrossCountry only offer walk-up tickets between Banbury and Cambridge so the closest you'd get would be Leamington Spa - Cambridge.
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Strangely I found some fares from Bicester North being fare set by Avanti, who don't even serve Bicester!
 
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That's quite common where a short local connection is required to an intercity service - eg tickets from all the stations in the north around Manchester to Euston will be set by Avanti.
 
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I'm curious as to why so many of the Rail Sale tickets I'm being offered are *more* expensive than non-sale tickets (all the 1st class advances I've seen Leeds to London).
 

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Deerfold said:
I'm curious as to why so many of the Rail Sale tickets I'm being offered are *more* expensive than non-sale tickets (all the 1st class advances I've seen Leeds to London).
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Because there is no railcard discount on Rail Sale tickets.

A 1st Class Rail Sale ticket from Leeds to London is £44.20 (for LNER)
The cheapest normal Advance ticket from Leeds to London is £56.00 (for LNER). With a railcard discount that's £37.20. There are two other 1st class price points that work out cheaper with a railcard.
 
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alistairlees said:
Because there is no railcard discount on Rail Sale tickets.

A 1st Class Rail Sale ticket from Leeds to London is £44.20 (for LNER)
The cheapest normal Advance ticket from Leeds to London is £56.00 (for LNER). With a railcard discount that's £37.20. There are two other 1st class price points that work out cheaper with a railcard.
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I wonder what the point of showing me the tickets is.

Some are more, even when accounting for the railcard discount, with some Leeds-Keighley fares being almost twice the discounted rate.
 
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ScotRail's Club 50 Flat Fare offer (£17 return) is returning from tomorrow (22 Jan 2025).

Outbound travel from 22 Jan 2025 to 21 Mar 2025, with return travel up to a month later.

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Club 50 £17 Flat Fare Return Terms & Conditions

  • The £17 Club 50 Flat Fare Return ticket offer is open to new and existing Club 50 members with an active membership
  • Available for open return travel between any two Scottish stations on ScotRail services (and First TransPennine Express services to/from Lockerbie) only. (where usual ticket price is higher than £17)
  • Travel is valid anytime, seven days a week
  • Valid on ScotRail services (and First TransPennine Express services to/from Lockerbie) from 22 January until 21 March 2025
  • Also valid on First TransPennine Express services to/from Reston
  • Return tickets are valid for up to one month and all travel must be completed by 20 April 2025
  • This offer is non-refundable, and you can’t make changes to your travel plans
  • There are no First Class upgrades available and the offer can’t be used in conjunction with any other rail promotional offers or Railcards
  • You can only break your journey to change trains
  • You can buy as many Flat Fare tickets as you like during the promotional period, but all passengers must be Club 50 members
  • If you are buying Flat Fare tickets online, you can only purchase two per transaction
  • You must present your Club 50 Smartcard with your £17 promotional ticket to validate travel
  • Your Club 50 membership must be active for both the outbound and return legs of your journey
  • You may be asked to show proof of age
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kkong said:
ScotRail's Club 50 Flat Fare offer (£17 return) is returning from tomorrow (22 Jan 2025).

Outbound travel from 22 Jan 2025 to 21 Mar 2025, with return travel up to a month later.

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Perhaps worth a reminder that there is a similar day rover Northern 55+ ticket available for unlimited travel in the West and Central Region, £18.40.

Ticket: https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/tickets/explorer-55

Map with 2023 pricing: https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/sites/default/files/2023-05/Explorer-55-Map May 2023.pdf
 
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jrh2254 said:
Uber now only giving 5% discount ! When did this happen please ?


Was previously 10%
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It changed a couple of weeks ago. IF you want to join Uber One and there are promotions for 3 months free membership for new members, Uber One members continue to receive 10%.
 
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Pemberton said:
It changed a couple of weeks ago. IF you want to join Uber One and there are promotions for 3 months free membership for new members, Uber One members continue to receive 10%.
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Thanks. So Uber 1 costs £50 annually so l have to spend more than £500 on train tickets -will have to do some thinking !!
 
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It may not work for everybody but I went to cancel my (monthly) subscription and as part of the process before cancelling they offered 3 months of U1 for half price. For others, definitely worth seeing if that's the case too.
 
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Merseysider said:
It may not work for everybody but I went to cancel my (monthly) subscription and as part of the process before cancelling they offered 3 months of U1 for half price. For others, definitely worth seeing if that's the case too.
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I got that yesterday as well, though I only use Uber for, err, Uber, and not train tickets.
 
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Merseysider said:
It may not work for everybody but I went to cancel my (monthly) subscription and as part of the process before cancelling they offered 3 months of U1 for half price. For others, definitely worth seeing if that's the case too.
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Yes, I went to cancel Uber One and was offered a one off £1.50 to cover a further 3 months membership. I thought it just about worth it and accepted.
 
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jrh2254 said:
Thanks. So Uber 1 costs £50 annually so l have to spend more than £500 on train tickets -will have to do some thinking !!
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You get the 5% even if you're not a member. So to cover the 5% on top of that, you'd need to spend £1,000 on train tickets - assuming you don't e.g. get any Uber rides or food deliveries anyway which you'd save on.

I was able to get it at the student price of £25 for the year which is a lot more attractive, don't think full-cost would be worth it to me.
 
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Peter Sarf said:
Thanks.

Now to acquire some copies of Northern Papers in London somehow o_O.
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Buy the newspapers - for the tokens - on the day of travel. You need to buy the ticket from any staffed station within the Northern network in any case . Just remember to print the .pdf booking form before you go :smile:

Edit: to clarify where to buy the ticket in bold type.
 
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Winthorpe said:
Buy the newspapers - for the tokens - on the day of travel. You need to buy the ticket from Northern staffed ticket office in any case. Just remember to print the .pdf booking form before you go :smile:
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Can be any ticket office (e g. Manchester Piccadilly).
 
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