CaptainHaddock
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A few weeks ago I was looking to book a day out this Friday travelling with LNER, but when I found the cheapest advances were £20.80 each way I decided it was a bit too pricey for me.
Two days ago, out of curiosity, I checked again what the fares were and was pleasantly surprised to find the cheapest advances had come down to £8.50 each way on several trains, inclusing some which would be classed as evening peak.
I'm not going to say where I'm travelling from and to in case this is a glitch that might get closed down, but I was just curious as to whether TOCs, like hotels, review their prices a day or two in advance and, if loadings look light, reduce their advance tickets to dirt cheap prices? After all, any type of sale is better than an empty seat!
Two days ago, out of curiosity, I checked again what the fares were and was pleasantly surprised to find the cheapest advances had come down to £8.50 each way on several trains, inclusing some which would be classed as evening peak.
I'm not going to say where I'm travelling from and to in case this is a glitch that might get closed down, but I was just curious as to whether TOCs, like hotels, review their prices a day or two in advance and, if loadings look light, reduce their advance tickets to dirt cheap prices? After all, any type of sale is better than an empty seat!