coursemyhorse
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We all have become accustomed to receiving the best ticket prices when buying season tickets since it is basically buying in bulk. This obviously encourages people to travel MORE and get their moneys worth. From September this model will no longer fit a large proportion of the population where a lot of people will move to a working week where they only commute into the office for typically 1,2 or 3 days a week. On the basis that ticket prices won't change to a fairer pay as you go type model and will remain the same in cost if not more, then how will you approach your ticket purchasing around September when we start a return to work? Do you feel the train companies will have to adapt and alter pricing or is this a pipe dream and completely unrealistic?
I had looked at this in the past doing some calculations and I came to realise that if you still have to go into the office 3 days a week, you may end up paying MORE than an annual season, if you switch to paying for 3 daily tickets such is the way pricing currently is.
The magic number seemed to be 2 days a week where you could make savings in travel by buying daily returns instead. The level of saving can be affected by whether you can travel off peak as well, and if you need the flexibility of a full travel card for London or just Oyster.
Some companies are telling employees they have an amount of time they must spend in the office each month on average. Like say roughly one third. How do you see your commute and office presence?
EDIT: I mentioned September as it's a time when summer holidays will be done and a lot of the jabs done hopefully and a time when I guess most people forsee a heavier return to work. But this could be any time during summer.
I had looked at this in the past doing some calculations and I came to realise that if you still have to go into the office 3 days a week, you may end up paying MORE than an annual season, if you switch to paying for 3 daily tickets such is the way pricing currently is.
The magic number seemed to be 2 days a week where you could make savings in travel by buying daily returns instead. The level of saving can be affected by whether you can travel off peak as well, and if you need the flexibility of a full travel card for London or just Oyster.
Some companies are telling employees they have an amount of time they must spend in the office each month on average. Like say roughly one third. How do you see your commute and office presence?
EDIT: I mentioned September as it's a time when summer holidays will be done and a lot of the jabs done hopefully and a time when I guess most people forsee a heavier return to work. But this could be any time during summer.