I have been watching (National Express) East Coast (I assume the useless anti-customer managers are the same anyway) increase the price of York to Doncaster (and Conisbrough) aggressively at every opportunity. Meanwhile Northern are far more reasonable to Sheffield (and Mexborough). Under BR the fare to Sheffield cost more than Doncaster, but I knew it was just a matter of time before this was reversed....
The Off Peak ticket is now an absolute joke at £19.30 between York and Doncaster. There is now a Super Off Peak at £18.60 valid after 0930. This means the Off Peak is no longer regulated. A cynical move by this "public" company that is making GNER look brilliant in comparison.
Why would anyone buy these fares? Only if they are unaware that they are being defrauded.
Why would anyone pay 40p more for a ticket that is valid for a few miles less distance and severely restricted by time?
It's £18.20 to Mexborough, and that's an SOR (Anytime). Sheffield is a mere 60p more.
East Coast are blatantly ripping people off. They are defrauding their customers by knowingly, wilfully charging a higher fare than the correct fare charged by Northern for a longer journey. If this is not a criminal act then the law should be changed.
Elaine "Penalty fare" Holt should hang her head in shame.
Bring back GNER! At least they introduced CDRs. And the fare under them from York to Doncaster was only £5.00 for an Off Peak Day Return which they introduced in approx 2000/2001. The Off Peak Day return is now £11.70.
York - Doncaster or Conisbrough SVR £19.30
York - Doncaster or Conisbrough SSR £18.60
York - Mexborough SOR £18.20
York - Sheffield or Dronfield SOR £18.80
I wonder what CrossCountry guards think when they check tickets and see people paying less to go to Sheffield than to Donny !
(For anyone unfamiliar with the route, the stop after Donny is Conisbrough, then Mexborough, Swinton, [Rotherham], Meadowhall, Sheffield)
Even a Cattal to Dronfield SOR is 50p cheaper than York-Doncaster SVR, despite that journey being via York, Doncaster and Sheffield (but equally valid via Leeds or Pontefract). Yes, an extra 35 miles costs 50p less. Madness!!!
The Off Peak ticket is now an absolute joke at £19.30 between York and Doncaster. There is now a Super Off Peak at £18.60 valid after 0930. This means the Off Peak is no longer regulated. A cynical move by this "public" company that is making GNER look brilliant in comparison.
Why would anyone buy these fares? Only if they are unaware that they are being defrauded.
Why would anyone pay 40p more for a ticket that is valid for a few miles less distance and severely restricted by time?
It's £18.20 to Mexborough, and that's an SOR (Anytime). Sheffield is a mere 60p more.
East Coast are blatantly ripping people off. They are defrauding their customers by knowingly, wilfully charging a higher fare than the correct fare charged by Northern for a longer journey. If this is not a criminal act then the law should be changed.
Elaine "Penalty fare" Holt should hang her head in shame.
Bring back GNER! At least they introduced CDRs. And the fare under them from York to Doncaster was only £5.00 for an Off Peak Day Return which they introduced in approx 2000/2001. The Off Peak Day return is now £11.70.
York - Doncaster or Conisbrough SVR £19.30
York - Doncaster or Conisbrough SSR £18.60
York - Mexborough SOR £18.20
York - Sheffield or Dronfield SOR £18.80
I wonder what CrossCountry guards think when they check tickets and see people paying less to go to Sheffield than to Donny !
(For anyone unfamiliar with the route, the stop after Donny is Conisbrough, then Mexborough, Swinton, [Rotherham], Meadowhall, Sheffield)
Even a Cattal to Dronfield SOR is 50p cheaper than York-Doncaster SVR, despite that journey being via York, Doncaster and Sheffield (but equally valid via Leeds or Pontefract). Yes, an extra 35 miles costs 50p less. Madness!!!