Special Offers Discussion

[gray1404]

Is it just GWR that are leaving Nectar or all the First Group TOCS?

 

[Alex365Dash]

Is it just GWR that are leaving Nectar or all the First Group TOCS?

SWR have already left Nectar in the past - TPE haven't announced any plans to leave the Nectar scheme.

 

[bspahh]

If I remember correctly, GWR would give 1 Nectar point per £1 ticket. That is normally worth 0.5% - there aren't often offers to give more when you redeem the points.

Topcashback offer 4.25% cashback with Scotrail.

ScotRail Discounts, Offers & Cashback Deals

Save money at ScotRail & get up to 6.37% cashback. Simply click through to ScotRail and shop as normal. Withdraw your cashback to your bank or as a gift card for your favourite brands.

www.topcashback.co.uk

I used it once and it didn't track, but the claim hasn't be resolved yet.

Topcashback offer 0.85% cashback with Chiltern Rail for tickets from other companies.

Chiltern Railways Discounts, Offers & Cashback Deals

Save money at Chiltern Railways & get up to up to 3.5% cashback. Simply click through to Chiltern Railways and shop as normal. Withdraw your cashback to your bank or as a gift card for your favourite brands.

www.topcashback.co.uk

I have used this quite often, and it is pretty reliable.

Quidco pay 4% for new Scotrail customers for journeys, but only if the journey starts or ends in Scotland.

Quidco only pay cashback with Chiltern for tickets on Chiltern Railways

 

[Fawkes Cat]

If I remember correctly, GWR would give 1 Nectar point per £1 ticket. That is normally worth 0.5% - there aren't often offers to give more when you redeem the points.

Topcashback offer 4.25% cashback with Scotrail.

ScotRail Discounts, Offers & Cashback Deals

Save money at ScotRail & get up to 6.37% cashback. Simply click through to ScotRail and shop as normal. Withdraw your cashback to your bank or as a gift card for your favourite brands.

www.topcashback.co.uk

I used it once and it didn't track, but the claim hasn't be resolved yet.

Topcashback offer 0.85% cashback with Chiltern Rail for tickets from other companies.

Chiltern Railways Discounts, Offers & Cashback Deals

Save money at Chiltern Railways & get up to up to 3.5% cashback. Simply click through to Chiltern Railways and shop as normal. Withdraw your cashback to your bank or as a gift card for your favourite brands.

www.topcashback.co.uk

I have used this quite often, and it is pretty reliable.

Quidco pay 4% for new Scotrail customers for journeys, but only if the journey starts or ends in Scotland.

Quidco only pay cashback with Chiltern for tickets on Chiltern Railways

As of yesterday, the LNER offer on NatWest and Barclaycard Rewards (or at least on my cards) has been renewed for a further fourteen days: 8% on Natwest, 5% on Barclaycard. And having doubted it previously I can confirm that it pays on any booking made through LNER.

 

[island]

As of yesterday, the LNER offer on NatWest and Barclaycard Rewards (or at least on my cards) has been renewed for a further fourteen days: 8% on Natwest, 5% on Barclaycard. And having doubted it previously I can confirm that it pays on any booking made through LNER.

I've had it renew twice on my Halifax card. Of course as Sod's law would have it, I booked several anytime tickets and proceeded to catch COVID and have to cancel some of them, so the £10 refund fee will more than knock out the cashback on the lot

 

[Silver Cobra]

Received an email indicating that GWR will be leaving Nectar on 30th March. This means there will now be no point whatsoever booking tickets directly with them, except perhaps the sleeper.

I've been using TPE instead of GWR for booking tickets for the last 6-8 months due to my work having a cashback promotion with them (0.5 to 1%) which can be used alongside earning Nectar points. Before then I had been using GWR since 2016 when then-Virgin Trains East Coast reduced their version of the Nectar scheme to only award points for tickets using their services rather than all tickets (with them pulling out entirely when LNER took over). With GWR now also pulling out, I'll most likely only use their site if I ever plan to get another All Line Rover at some point.

Now it's the waiting game to see if TPE pull out as well. Thankfully if that does happen there's still Nectar Connect promotions, such as the LNER one I've referred to several times recently.

 

[miklcct]

Shame. I’ve done quite well out if it over the years. I presume TPE will eventually follow?

If in doubt blame it on Covid.

Oh my god - it's currently my main source of earning Nectar points.

I tried the Topcashback Scotrail offer but it, and also a few different transactions on Hostelworld and Booking.com, didn't track at all which I have initiated claims.

After that which TOCs still offer points / cashbacks for train ticket purchases for use on SWR services?

 

[Silver Cobra]

Oh my god - it's currently my main source of earning Nectar points.

I tried the Topcashback Scotrail offer but it, and also a few different transactions on Hostelworld and Booking.com, didn't track at all which I have initiated claims.

After that which TOCs still offer points / cashbacks for train ticket purchases for use on SWR services?

If you're happy to use the Nectar Connect service, keep an eye out for offers for LNER through that. The two times I have used it, it has given me 10 point for every pound spent on LNER's website, and it works for all tickets rather than just those for LNER's services.

 

[miklcct]

If you're happy to use the Nectar Connect service, keep an eye out for offers for LNER through that. The two times I have used it, it has given me 10 point for every pound spent on LNER's website, and it works for all tickets rather than just those for LNER's services.

Thank you. I have already had my bank account connected.

 

[James H]

LNER is giving 8% on Airtime Rewards too

 

[island]

I've had it renew twice on my Halifax card. Of course as Sod's law would have it, I booked several anytime tickets and proceeded to catch COVID and have to cancel some of them, so the £10 refund fee will more than knock out the cashback on the lot

To give LNER their due (as they get a lot of negative on the forum) they waived the refund fee.

 

[AY1975]

I've been using TPE instead of GWR for booking tickets for the last 6-8 months due to my work having a cashback promotion with them (0.5 to 1%) which can be used alongside earning Nectar points. Before then I had been using GWR since 2016 when then-Virgin Trains East Coast reduced their version of the Nectar scheme to only award points for tickets using their services rather than all tickets (with them pulling out entirely when LNER took over). With GWR now also pulling out, I'll most likely only use their site if I ever plan to get another All Line Rover at some point.

Now it's the waiting game to see if TPE pull out as well. Thankfully if that does happen there's still Nectar Connect promotions, such as the LNER one I've referred to several times recently.

I'm guessing that this makes TPE the last TOC to remain in the Nectar scheme.

I presume Nectar card holders who book tickets through the TPE website or app earn Nectar points for all tickets booked in this way, not just TPE tickets.

 

[Fawkes Cat]

I presume Nectar card holders who book tickets through the TPE website or app earn Nectar points for all tickets booked in this way, not just TPE tickets.

In my experience, yes.

 

[bitzer]

GWR are sending out emails with 40% off advance tickets - Works with railcards but doesn't double up savings. You have to receive an email from GWR and it says you can only access the promo by clicking through that email. FOr travel April 19th to May 26th except May 2nd on GWR routes only.

 

[alistairlees]

GWR are sending out emails with 40% off advance tickets - Works with railcards but doesn't double up savings. You have to receive an email from GWR and it says you can only access the promo by clicking through that email. FOr travel April 19th to May 26th except May 2nd on GWR routes only.

Can you paste an example?

 

[YorkC]

The code is just OFFER40 in my email so it must be generic. Worth a go I guess if you've not got the email

Edit - less clear if link is personalised but I am not going to use so welcome to try https://tickets.gwr.com/gw/en/landi...ent=EB1187972&utm_campaign=GWR_40_OFF_COV_LAP

 

[Alex365Dash]

The code is just OFFER40 in my email so it must be generic. Worth a go I guess if you've not got the email

Edit - less clear if link is personalised but I am not going to use so welcome to try https://tickets.gwr.com/gw/en/landi...ent=EB1187972&utm_campaign=GWR_40_OFF_COV_LAP

Yeah, you need the e-mail address you used to receive it as well as the offer code when you click on the link.

 

[DelayRepay]

And the LNER offer is now on NatWest Rewards at 8%.

I posted about an offer I got with Nectar Connect a few months back for purchasing tickets with LNER for bonus Nectar points (10 points for every £1 spent, up to a maximum of 6000 points for £600). I got the offer again last month, and I can confirm that it gives the Nectar points for any tickets bought on the LNER website, not just ones for LNER services.

LNER is giving 8% on Airtime Rewards too

I have all three of these promotions available. I purchased some tickets today - does anyone know if these offers all work together?

I also have the 10% cashback offer on my Amex card, but decided to try NatWest because you can't register Amex with Airtime Rewards.

LNER must be losing money with all these promotions!

 

[alistairlees]

I have all three of these promotions available. I purchased some tickets today - does anyone know if these offers all work together?

I also have the 10% cashback offer on my Amex card, but decided to try NatWest because you can't register Amex with Airtime Rewards.

LNER must be losing money with all these promotions!

Well, the taxpayer is losing loads of money unnecessarily because of them all. LNER is just a subdivision of the DfT really. Oh, and of course, these state subsidies to reduce the apparent price of buying tickets are only available to LNER and some other TOCs, but not to independent retailers. Now surely that can’t be right?

 

[DelayRepay]

I have all three of these promotions available. I purchased some tickets today - does anyone know if these offers all work together?

SO answering my own question, I spent £49.85 and have received:
£3.99 cashback via Natwest
£3.99 via Airtime Rewards
498 Nectar points (worth £2.49) via the Nectar Connect offer

So effectively a £10.37 or 21% saving. Not to be sniffed at!

 

[jrh2254]

SO answering my own question, I spent £49.85 and have received:
£3.99 cashback via Natwest
£3.99 via Airtime Rewards
498 Nectar points (worth £2.49) via the Nectar Connect offer

So effectively a £10.37 or 21% saving. Not to be sniffed at!

Brilliant. Well done.

 

[BluePenguin]

Has anyone had any luck with Scotrail on Topcashback? I still haven't had had 4.25% cashback from a journey I had the weekend of storm Eunice

 

[pemma]

I have all three of these promotions available. I purchased some tickets today - does anyone know if these offers all work together?

I also have the 10% cashback offer on my Amex card, but decided to try NatWest because you can't register Amex with Airtime Rewards.

LNER must be losing money with all these promotions!

I had one LNER transaction that tracked on both Barclaycard Cashback Rewards and Airtime Rewards but a more recent one didn't track on Barclaycard Cashback Rewards, just Airtime Rewards.

 

[Hadders]

Had an email from TPE and Avanti this morning to say they are leaving Nectar at the end of May.

I don’t think any TOCs remain in Nectar.

 

[pemma]

Had an email from TPE and Avanti this morning to say they are leaving Nectar at the end of May.

I don’t think any TOCs remain in Nectar.

I've not had the emails from those operators but I have had one from Nectar today saying farewell to TPE in the subject line.

 

[Silver Cobra]

Had an email from TPE and Avanti this morning to say they are leaving Nectar at the end of May.

I don’t think any TOCs remain in Nectar.

No TOCs are formally in Nectar anymore from 31st May, but LNER do still have promotions via Nectar Connect.

 

[Kite159]

Had an email from TPE and Avanti this morning to say they are leaving Nectar at the end of May.

I don’t think any TOCs remain in Nectar.

Sadly it was only time.

I suspect Trainsplit will get more of my business with basic day returns, at least they will get the commission.

 

[Starmill]

I think that it was inevitable that the nectar partnership would end as soon as the contract was due for renewal unfortunately.

 

[317 forever]

Had an email from TPE and Avanti this morning to say they are leaving Nectar at the end of May.

I don’t think any TOCs remain in Nectar.

I have accounts with both companies but while TPE have emailed me to notify me, Avanti have not.

I have already booked my tickets for June. As my July daytrip is set in stone, I may as well book it while I can still get Nectar points.

 

[pemma]

I have accounts with both companies but while TPE have emailed me to notify me, Avanti have not.

It could be there's a misunderstanding over email communications at Avanti. If you don't opt in to receive marketing emails then they aren't allowed to send you marketing emails. However, if you're a customer they are allowed to send you mailings containing other important information, that could include information about disruption or a change to the Nectar scheme. It could be they sent a mailing to just those who are on their opted in list.