Property News · May 12, 2018

Six ways to prove rail fares reform is not just a PR con trick


From season tickets to a better deal for young people, here’s where operators should lookAbsurdly high fares, a bewildering ticketing system, passengers playing cat-and-mouse with train companies trying to spot “split-ticket” bargains; there are lots and lots of reasons why the root-and-branch reform of fares promised this week by the network operators is long overdue.Given the price-gouging history of the privatised train companies, and the way they are hooked on extorting walk-up passengers who dare not book at precisely 3.32am 12 weeks before travelling, none of us can be confident this is not just a PR con trick. But if they are serious about reviewing fares and introducing a bit more fairness, here’s six ways they can go about it. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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