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Jamesrob637
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TPE sale tickets are not available on the TP app.
Been working for me with code SALE
Journeys from Newcastle to Newton-le-Willows, Manchester, Leeds and York sorted for £8 total, although from what I can tell the deal doesn't apply to dates when there's engineering works. No £1 tickets showed up for Newcastle – Edinburgh or Carlisle – Glasgow either, but I think I hit the 8 ticket limit before looking for those.
Jamesrob637
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Where do you insert that? I can only see the option to insert an e-voucher
Tap the button below the "To: arrival station" box that first shows as "Now - Single - 1 Adult" & scroll to bottom - "Add a promo code".
Jamesrob637
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Got it, thank you!
Kite159
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Managed to get a return from Manchester to Edinburgh on the 10th Feb, assuming those trains runs. Cheap way to visit East Linton.
TPE £1 Offer
• Transactions are limited to 1 purchase per account for a maximum of 4 return journeys or 8 one-way journeys’.
I’m travelling alone to commute. The journeys I want all show up individually at £1 on the tracker.
I’m trying to work out how to book tickets for 8 one way journeys on different days under the same transaction/basket.
Is this something that can be done please?
I can't figure it out, but wonder if the system only allows 1 train time and date per transaction with multiple tickets but only for the same train.
Thank you
• Transactions are limited to 1 purchase per account for a maximum of 4 return journeys or 8 one-way journeys’.
I’m travelling alone to commute. The journeys I want all show up individually at £1 on the tracker.
I’m trying to work out how to book tickets for 8 one way journeys on different days under the same transaction/basket.
Is this something that can be done please?
I can't figure it out, but wonder if the system only allows 1 train time and date per transaction with multiple tickets but only for the same train.
Thank you
Save them all for later, then go through into saved searches, click buy now for a journey and on the lext page click 'Tickets' in the top left again and repeat the adding from saved searches. Worked for me.
Thanks for this - I've been able to get up to 3, but cannot seem to save any more. When I click save for later, it now says no more can be saved. Anyone know a way to fix this please? Thanks
ServerHoster
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Thank you - hoping to try this, but I can't even get the log in page to submit properly now - must be some kind of server problems due to demand
Kite159
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Is it just me who thinks the limit of 1 purchase per account is a bit tight, especially since Northern don't have such a rule when they do their £1 sales?
trover
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For some reason I was able to make a second transaction using the same account.
ServerHoster
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I love how it's virtually available on all trains on all routes, makes the Northern sale seem a bit rubbish.
I'm sure you can get around the "one transaction/8 tickets per account" rule by creating a new account with a different email and buying using a different card.
I'm sure you can get around the "one transaction/8 tickets per account" rule by creating a new account with a different email and buying using a different card.
The difference being that I don't think Northern's recently had large service cuts, and the most expensive fares which would cover a single Northern train (e.g. £46 for a York – Blackpool North via Burnley anytime day return) is around the same cost as a York – Manchester anytime return, with Liverpool – York or Darlington – Manchester having significantly larger savings from the £1 sale (as well as the fact that some Northern sale tickets were £2).
Nice find, thank you very much - sorted now
Could the TOC not claim this is against the terms and conditions and therefore the ticket is invalid? I'm not wanting to risk any trouble with this promo so am only going for 8 in one transaction for now, but as a frequent commuter any permitted savings are much appreciated.
trover
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I didn’t go beyond the number of journeys (their definition of, as found in the system), just that I was able to separate them into different transactions. Printed tickets cannot be invalid I guess
Jamesrob637
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Has the TPE sale already ended? Northern's lasted three days.
ServerHoster
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It ends on Friday evening (19th Jan)
The TPE app has crashed on me twice today, taking payment (which is still 'pending' on the bank's app) and not issuing the tickets. I bought the tickets via the (awfully looking) website and will be chasing up via the bank if the erroneous transactions are not sorted.
A word on TPE seat reservations, when booking 4 tickets, with preferences around a table, the system allocates to different tables (on many trains so not because a particular one is full). Apparently, according to a TPE guard, this is normal and the system on 397s even splits up reservations for two people where one is a child and another an adult.
A word on TPE seat reservations, when booking 4 tickets, with preferences around a table, the system allocates to different tables (on many trains so not because a particular one is full). Apparently, according to a TPE guard, this is normal and the system on 397s even splits up reservations for two people where one is a child and another an adult.
northwichcat
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I like the Mixing Deck that they brought up for the sale. It's one of the most clear ways of displaying which tickets are available for which services.
With Northern's sale there was a lot more guess work involved and, even after that, it was impossible to find sale fares in both directions on some flows.
If anyone's looking for an early northbound Manchester-Edinburgh and an early evening Edinburgh-Manchester for £1 each way, I found Mondays were a good bet and, for obvious reasons, Saturdays had limited £1 availability. While I need to buy another ticket to get to and from Manchester, I think they are probably the best value fares I've ever had - just as long as the service doesn't end up suspended, or there ends up being consecutive cancellations.
TheSmiths82
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I was supposed to be saving up for my European holiday, but a friend told me about this earlier today. I ended up booking Manchester to Edinburgh return for £2 as it seemed like too much of a bargain. The downside is having to get a hotel which costs money. I just hope it doesn't end up like my last journey to Edinburgh which was a nightmare via TPE although I got a off peak return refund via delay repay.
I am not sure why TPE do these offers, I know Northern occasionally do it but most of their journeys are quite local, not over £200 miles! I suppose they hope that so many people just won't turn up as it is so cheap.
I am not sure why TPE do these offers, I know Northern occasionally do it but most of their journeys are quite local, not over £200 miles! I suppose they hope that so many people just won't turn up as it is so cheap.
northwichcat
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With £1 advance fares I expect a number of people will buy more than one ticket to travel back home with, then they can choose to spend longer or shorter in the destination, depending how things go.
I was surprised they didn't do a Ryanair approach with the £1 fares and offer £1 fares to Edinburgh but not from Edinburgh.