"John C" wrote in message
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"Jon Passenger" wrote in message
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Southern give the full third off with no minimum on some of their fares,
which is why I currently travel to London and back (from Brighton) for
£7.85
two or three times/week - that's the current Network Card discounted
super
off-peak return fare, routed Not Gatwick Express, with a 15% discount
for
buying via the web site.

If you don't believe it why don't you go and look for yourself? - after
all
where do you think I got the price I quoted from?

--
DAS

I can confirm that I've seen that happen (Southern website ignoring
the £13 NSE minimum). That was on a order with a mixture of railcards
- I'd just assumed that the system couldn't cope with the different
restrictions.

Jon

I'm curious to know what happens when the ticket inspector turns up? Is
he/she allowed to excess someone with a ticket for less than £13?

In the past I've had a Southeastern ticket machine, and a Southeastern
ticket office, both failing to apply the GBP 13 (or earlier GBP 10) minimum.
I've also had a Southeastern conductor querying a cheaper ticket bought with
a Network Card on a Saturday (when the minimum doesn't apply). He didn't
press the point when I asserted that I was correct and he was not, and a
subsequent email to Southeastern elicited a response that indicated that
that conductor would receive advice/extra training.

Peter