Saving Money with the Arcane UK Rail System (and have fun doing it!)


	Saving Money with the Arcane UK Rail System (and have fun doing it!)

KRMike

3-14-2007 8:12 AM

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train, operatros, money, trick, save

KRMike says:

This is great. I occasionally used to have to travel from London to Edinburgh, and it cost a fortune as a student. Break the Journey into smaller parts and save some cash (if you can - But look at Number 10 - it's GENIUS).

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					10 legit ways to get cheaper rail fares
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				<DIV class="cap">Seeking a cheaper ticket?</DIV>
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			</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><B>Ticketing arrangements on the UK's railways are notoriously arcane, but you can use the rules to get cheaper fares. Independent rail expert Barry Doe details 10 popular journeys on which you can save money by asking for your ticket in the right way.</B>
</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6442947.stm"><FONT size="2">If you turn up at Penzance and ask for the cheapest return to Birmingham for immediate travel, the clerk will sell you a saver return at £106. That seems a good buy compared with the single of £85.50, and the saver return can be used either way on any train, any day, without restriction. 
</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6442947.stm"><FONT size="2">If, however, you ask for a saver return from Penzance to Cheltenham and a saver return from Cheltenham to Birmingham, it will be a lot cheaper.
</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6442947.stm"><FONT size="2">So before 0900 the total is £85.50 - saving £20.50 over the originally-asked-for £106 - and after 0900 or at weekends, the total is £76.50, saving £29.50.
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