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(tim....) wrote:
As I understood that the travelcard "add on" was "mandated" at a
fixed amount more than the DR, I find your difference surprising.
I thought that too but it appears that the travelcard addon price varies
hugely and totally lacks transparency.
Consider Oxford and Cambridge. Same Day Return fares to London Terminals
(£20 or £13.20 with railcard, TOCs in same ownership (First Group) but
Cambridge's travelcard addon is more than double Oxford's.
Some digging has explained why
It seems that the normal DR from Cambridge to London is at a discount to the
"normal" DR to London as it costs less than a ticket to the boundary station
SET do this as well, though more transparently(or they did last time I
looked). They offer a "special" DR which cannot have a travelcard added and
an "normal" one which can. But it is cheaper to buy the special ticket and
then pay full price for the travel card when you arrive in London.
tim