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Nice piece of lateral thinking there.

Cant claim it as mine Im afraid, top tip from a coleague. It works incredibly well if you have the time to sort it out.

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Sorry, not made myself clear, dont just book one ticket from departure to destination, buy three or four tickets to way point on route.

Ah, gotcha. Nice piece of lateral thinking there.

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Exactly Mr Widget,

"multiple tickets per journey" is a brilliant way to travel and can save a packet at the same time.

Last time I was challenged by a young and keen jobsworth GNER ticket inspector I let him make a bit of a fuss - I let the argument roll-on for 5 mins then got bored with bear baiting

Like a smartarse I produced a printout of section C17 from the national conditions of carriage (which all the train operating companies have to comply with) - which states ....

"You may use two or more tickets..." blah blah


Needless to say he was a beaten man !

Everytime he sees me now he just smiles politely and clips both tickets...bless him !

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The way to ease all congestion is to have fewer people in this country - now at 60 million we are, quite simply, full up.

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Sorry, not made myself clear, dont just book one ticket from departure to destination, buy three or four tickets to way point on route.
i.e.
To get from Lancaster to London.
Book Lancaster - Wigan, Wigan - Rugby, Rugby - Wembley and then Wembley - Euston or some weird combo.

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Dont book a single ticket

Not necessarily. For example, Virgin Trains fares between London and Birmingham are substantially cheaper if you buy two singles rather than one return (in fact, the ticket booking websh1tes even advise you to do this).

Top Tip

Dont book a single ticket. Do some research.

The railways charge based on destination, departure and arrival times so if you must arrive in London at 10 then do so from Milton Keynes. Break your journey up into small sections that one or more criteria falls without the peak charging area.

HTH |I

I have noticed that without fail female passengers always put their bags on the seat next to them

Are you mad? It's summer, and the pretty young ladies are wearing their lovely summer outfits I love summer

As GBB has already pointed out, peak travel tickets are already substantially more expensive (they are on GNER thats for sure !)

This can be used to your advantage if you "know the system" !!!

so women should be charged double

Nope, they should be at home doing the ironing and making me some PIE!!!!!

I have noticed that without fail female passengers always put their bags on the seat next to them...so women should be charged double

The best way to solve the overcrowding problem is to charge fat people double. That way the buggers will be forced to walk and get more exercise, and my nostrils won't be assualted each morning with their pneumatic B.O. It's a win/win situation

i conclude if the extra money goes to the government it will be a way of trying to fill the gap lossed from petrol tax as the people switch to the train

English-motherfeckur-can-you-speak-it?

"Aren't peak tickets already more expensive than off peak?"

No doubt NL heavies will be around shortly to correct your warped thinking

Aren't peak tickets already more expensive than off peak?