#railfares — Public Fediverse posts
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All power to the UK competition watchdog’s war on ‘drip pricing’
By Nils PratleyCMA on message with new PM’s planned purge of hidden fees and add-on charges
#CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Consumeraffairs #Consumerrights #AndyBurnham #Business #Money #Politics #Regulators #Railfares #TheGuardian #NilsPratley
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Train operators to crack down on ‘donutters’ and other digital ticket cheats
By Esther AddleySouth Western and GTR announce fightback after move away from paper tickets increases fare dodging
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/aug/08/train-operators-crack-down-digital-ticket-fare-dodging
#Railfares #UKnews #Railindustry #Railtransport #Transport #Consumeraffairs #Transportpolicy #England #TheGuardian #EstherAddley
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BA boss warns costly aviation taxes and rail tickets are stunting UK growth https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/07/ba-ceo-sean-doyle-aviation-taxes-rail-costs-stunting-uk-growth #TravelLeisure #BritishAirways #AirlineIndustry #Business #TaxAndSpending #AirTransport #RailFares #RailIndustry #RailTransport #UkNews #Politics #TransportPolicy #Transport #HeathrowAirport
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‘Oyster card for the north’ could save commuters £276 a year, thinktank says https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/05/oyster-card-north-of-england-transport #NorthOfEngland #PublicTransport #Transport #TransportPolicy #RailFares #BusFares #England #UkNews #Politics #Money
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🚂 Rail passengers hit with biggest price hike in 11 years from today
Fares in England and Wales will jump by up to 5.9% on average, adding hundreds of pounds to the cost of many annual season tickets.
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Trial of scrapping train return tickets extended
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64548794
#Railways #Rail #UKRail #RailFares #FarePricing #HiddenAgenda #RipOffBritain
Pricing will never be simple if it's based on where and when.
Do I smell a hidden agenda here, to ramp up the price of rail travel in the Uk still further by making the price of 2 single journeys more expensive than 1 return journey?
Rail travel in the UK is already one of the most expensive in the world, with trains overcrowded and dirty.
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As rail fare due to increase by 5.9 % , adding to already some of the highest daily fares in Europe, and rail staff struggle to make ends meet. It’s worth remembering it’s not all bad news. There are some on Network Rail doing very nicely, no food banks for this lot at Christmas - Let’s be thankful we sold off the railways eh
#rail #trains #Railfares #tory #tory #tories #ToriesOut #nhs #strike #torystrikes