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Singles cheaper than a return for travel today?

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thelem

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Buying my ticket from a machine today I noticed the following prices for anytime tickets between Brighton and Gatwick:
Single: £9.10 (FCC only £8)
Day Return: £18.30 (FCC only £11)
Open Return: £18.40 (FCC only £16)

That means that it's actually cheaper to get singles than a return! Is this common? Is it also normal for there to be next to no difference between a day return and an open return?

Having noticed this it means I can check who operates the next train before deciding whether to buy an FCC only ticket and potentially save £2.30 per day without having to wait for a later service.
 
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Honestly can't say I'm surprised when it comes to Southern.

I only have NFM11 where the SDS was £8.50 and the SDR was £17.00. Obviously with the price rises in January there were some anomalies created.
 

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Even better on the southern website for the Gatwick to Brighton service you can get an 'online discount' which is more expensive then that
 

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