Two-together : excess - return only?

[JB_B]

Travelling on two-together super-off-peak returns.

If our travel plans change on the way back so we're travelling separately can we excess the return half only ( at half the difference between the full and discounted price per ticket) ? Can we do this after we've commenced our return journey (as long as we're still together at the point we get the excess) ?

 

[robbeech]

I don’t think ticket office / on board staff would be obliged to do this excess. You’d likely have trouble finding someone willing to do this. It ought to be POSSIBLE but is probably UNLIKELY

 

[island]

The official rule is that you cannot excess away a Railcard discount at all. The tickets would need to be refunded (if any value remains after the £10 admin fee) and new tickets purchased.

Unofficially, you may be able to find a clerk who will do it, but it would have to be before travel, and it would be the full difference.

 

[JB_B]

OK - thanks for the information, robbeech and island.

 

[Wallsendmag]

Unless you want to do it at an LNER station, they will do it without question. The difference to pay would be the whole difference between the discounted and I discounted fares so I can see much point using the Railcard in the first place.