All line rover 14days

[dcd]

All line rover 14 days do these still exists. They no longer appear on National rail website see South West Train's Offers

 

[Urban Gateline]

All line rover 14 days do these still exists. They no longer appear on National rail website see South West Train's Offers

They were re-named to Freedom of Britain a while ago! I'm pretty sure that 14 day one still exists alongside the 7 days variant.

 

[GatwickDepress]

FGW's website still offer them.

 

[30907]

They were re-named to Freedom of Britain a while ago! /QUOTE]

Google doesn't think so - can you supply a link?

BTW fascinating that the NRE site only prices First Class

 

[Urban Gateline]

Google doesn't think so - can you supply a link?

BTW fascinating that the NRE site only prices First Class

http://www.brfares.com/#!rovers?nlc=I662

Although that page names it as ALR too, you can see near the top it's under the "Rover group" Freedom of Britain!

 

[CyrusWuff]

The "Freedom of Britain" destination came about in the early 2000s to make them easier to issue on APTIS.

Once it had been added, you could enter that using the keyboard instead of having to swipe a barcode.

 

[TUC]

The "Freedom of Britain" destination came about in the early 2000s to make them easier to issue on APTIS.

Once it had been added, you could enter that using the keyboard instead of having to swipe a barcode.

Why would a 'Freedom of Britain' title rather than '14 day all line rover' make any difference to whether a keyboard or barcode was needed?

 

[OLJR]

It is just a shame that you cannot buy them through the East Coast site. The rewards points on those transactions would be well worth having!

 

[dcd]

FGW's website still offer them.

the FGW site give price as £724 for 1st class 7 day whereas NRE gives £702 is FGW charging extra?

 

[greatkingrat]

FGW is correct, NRE are still displaying the old price.

 

[WelshBluebird]

FGW is correct, NRE are still displaying the old price.

Since NRE is supposed to be the "definitive source", shouldn't a passenger be able to get one for the old price until the NRE site is updated? I doubt you would actually be able to do that, but IMO you should.

 

[Deerfold]

Since NRE is supposed to be the "definitive source", shouldn't a passenger be able to get one for the old price until the NRE site is updated? I doubt you would actually be able to do that, but IMO you should.

My very thought.

Although of course, in actual fact the NRE site is riddled with errors and ommissions.

 

[Greenback]

No doubt there is a legal disclaimer on the NRE site absolving itself of liability for incorrect information.

Which reminds me about a 'discussion' with a customer regarding the legality of amending the National Rail timetable back in the 1990's. He was adamant that it is illegal as all trains shown in the timetable and on the website should run as advertised, despite the discalimers.

Now that was one of my most enjoyable shifts!

 

[hairyhandedfool]

Since NRE is supposed to be the "definitive source", shouldn't a passenger be able to get one for the old price until the NRE site is updated? I doubt you would actually be able to do that, but IMO you should.

IANAL, but I'm pretty sure that, from a legal aspect, the value of an item, or service, being sold is that which is agreed at the time of sale. As NRE can't sell anything, I doubt you would get very far trying to buy at the old price.

Incidentally, 'The Manual' refers to the All Line Rail Rover as "All Line Rail Rover'.

 

[WelshBluebird]

No doubt there is a legal disclaimer on the NRE site absolving itself of liability for incorrect information.

In which case it should not be advertised as the "definitive source". Because by advertising it as that, but also having a disclaimer such as that, then they have created a massive contradiction.

IANAL, but I'm pretty sure that, from a legal aspect, the value of an item, or service, being sold is that which is agreed at the time of sale. As NRE can't sell anything, I doubt you would get very far trying to buy at the old price.

I know retail comparisons are frowned upon here, but generally I believe it is against the law for a retailer to mislead someone about the price of something. Generally this means that if a price is a mistake then it has to be fixed as soon as reasonably possible. If a retailer knows about the mistake but doesn't bother to change the price advertised, then that is treading the line of breaking the law. You are fully right in that advertising a price doesn't mean you have to sell at that price, but you also cannot mislead the consumer. Again, I know the railways can be different and indeed services (rather than physical products) are different. But it is still an interesting topic.

 

[LexyBoy]

NRE always seems to be behind with rovers. For ages it would show the Thames Branches Day Rover price for a Reading-London query, as the previous year's rover was cheaper than the current year's CDR. This appears to have been "fixed" by removing the TBDR from the list of tickets offered.

 

[Haywain]

I know retail comparisons are frowned upon here, but generally I believe it is against the law for a retailer to mislead someone about the price of something. Generally this means that if a price is a mistake then it has to be fixed as soon as reasonably possible. If a retailer knows about the mistake but doesn't bother to change the price advertised, then that is treading the line of breaking the law. You are fully right in that advertising a price doesn't mean you have to sell at that price, but you also cannot mislead the consumer. Again, I know the railways can be different and indeed services (rather than physical products) are different. But it is still an interesting topic.

As has already been pointed out, NRE is not a retailer.

 

[CyrusWuff]

Why would a 'Freedom of Britain' title rather than '14 day all line rover' make any difference to whether a keyboard or barcode was needed?

I have absolutely no idea, but that was the logic given at the time! I think the idea was to bring it into line with the other "Freedom of..." products.

 

[Craglad1975]

I've just got a seven day all line rail rover for next week so I'm sure the 14 day 1 will still be on the go
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The 7 day 1 cost me £724 first class