Mammoth Increases Hit Train Fares

Jan. 14, 2010 - PRLog -- As of 4th January 2010 the price of train tickets in some places rose by up to 15%

The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) has said that the average price rise of 1.1% is “The lowest increase since privatisation” which happened in the mid 1990s.

However passenger groups and rail unions are saying that train companies are “Spinning the figures”

One of the biggest increases was on the season ticket from Hayes, Kent to London, which rose by 14.5%

Most of the regulated train fares (Local journeys, off peak returns and standard season tickets)” were only raised slightly or not at all, but the unregulated fares (High-speed trains, cheap day returns and long distance journeys) are the prices that were raised considerably.

Even though prices have been raised, a money saving specialist at Credit Problems No Problem says that you can still make huge savings on the price of certain fares.

The saving tip is known as “Split-ticketing” and it is buying 2 tickets or more for a journey rather than just the one. Most people would think this would end up costing more, but in many cases can save you large amounts of money on certain routes.

Big savings can be made on season tickets because of this. Someone reported “ I saved £242 on a monthly season ticket from Reading to Westbury, the usual price is £577. But by buying two season tickets – one from reading (£112), and another from Pewsey to Westbury (£223) I can travel on the same journey for just £335 a month” That is a huge saving to be made in a month.

The reason the savings can be made is because different rail companies set the prices for different parts of the journey.

For example, if you were to travel from Manchester to Edinburgh it would cost you £42.10

But if you were to buy a cheap day return from Manchester to Preston for £8.70 then a cheap day return from Preston to Edinburgh for £27.50, this will cost you £36.20 all together saving you an impressive £39.90 each day you need to make that journey
The rail firms themselves do not advice you of the savings you can make, however you can visit www.splityourticket.co.uk where you can get information on the savings you can make.  

Thus avoiding the need to take out a CCJ loan (http://www.creditproblemsnoproblem.co.uk/ccj_loans.html) to cover the cost of your rail journeys.

If you want to find cheaper prices for a journey you are travelling you can easily compare prices to see if you can make a saving by going to “Split Your Ticket” and the national rail website, find the journey that you want and compare the prices and you could make massive savings.

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