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[IanXC]

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[455driver]

Why don't they do PRIV rates in amongst the railcards!

 

[crehld]

Why don't they do PRIV rates in amongst the railcards!

As far as I know PRIV tickets can only be bought from staffed ticket offices (or on board where no ticket office exists), so no website is able to offer them.

 

[455driver]

As far as I know PRIV tickets can only be bought from staffed ticket offices (or on board where no ticket office exists), so no website is able to offer them.

Of course , it would be nice if they could still offer it so that we could have an idea what tickets to actually buy but as they wont make any money on it why should they bother!

 

[Temple Meads]

Of course , it would be nice if they could still offer it so that we could have an idea what tickets to actually buy but as they wont make any money on it why should they bother!

http://www.brfares.com/#home - and stick PRV in the discount box is a good way to go if you weren't already aware, although of course you still have to do a lot of fishing when it comes to splitting using this site.

 

[SickyNicky]

Of course , it would be nice if they could still offer it so that we could have an idea what tickets to actually buy but as they wont make any money on it why should they bother!

We'd need a separate site to do that, completely independent. Otherwise accreditation would fail. Same goes for any tickets which we're not currently allowed to sell (like rovers, BZ, seasons etc.)

Nice idea, but given the work involved and the other stuff we've got in the pipeline, it's not practical.

 

[455driver]

With hindsight (and a bit of research) I realise now that it would be a complete waste of time on your part.

 

[crehld]

A quick question from me. How do I get the website to sell me an off-peak day travelcard... or can't it offer them?

 

[SickyNicky]

A quick question from me. How do I get the website to sell me an off-peak day travelcard... or can't it offer them?

At the moment it doesn't offer travelcards. I realise there's still some call for paper travelcards, but the advice for most TS users is to use Oyster or contactless, since for through journeys split at London that's usually the cheapest, and except in unusual circumstances it's cheaper for any other journey as well.

The next version will offer them, though.

 

[crehld]

At the moment it doesn't offer travelcards. I realise there's still some call for paper travelcards, but the advice for most TS users is to use Oyster or contactless, since for through journeys split at London that's usually the cheapest, and except in unusual circumstances it's cheaper for any other journey as well.

The next version will offer them, though.

OK, thanks