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26-30 Railcard and Heathrow Express Fixed Day Single Standard ticket

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tsman

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Good evening

Does anyone know if the pre-10am £12 minimum spend rule for 26-30 Railcards apply to Fixed Day Single Standards bought for Heathrow Express? Or are these considered Advance tickets?

Bought one without thinking and now wondering!
 
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They appear to be exempt - they are shown on BRFares as Advance Purchase tickets and not marked as subject to the minimum fare; and various websites will sell them for below £12 even if a pre-10am train is selected.

I would also note that the Heathrow Express website does not ask for the time of travel, does not offer a choice between the full discounted price or £12, and does not contain any indication that they are restricted to travel after 10am - so I would expect that their being exempt is intentional.
 
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These are treated as quasi-Advance tickets, so the lack of minimum fare is consistent with that.
 
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