Peter Smyth wrote:

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/..._feature.shtml

Notice how in almost all cases on this list, while there may be savings
for singles and peak returns, the cheap day return is more expensive.

Furthermore, none of these illustrate the rail-tube-rail fares where
the fare rises are pretty steep for cheap day returns - e.g. Clapham
Junction to Finsbury Park (zone 2 to zone 2) goes from £4.40 cheap day
return to £7.00 cheap day return, Orpington to West Hampstead (zone 6
to zone 2) goes from £5.50 cheap day return to £9.70 cheap day
return.

The cheap day return fares are completely pointless though as a travelcard
would be cheaper. So the actual price would be £4.90 for CJ-FP and £6..30 for
Orp-WH.

Peter Smyth

But these are still fairly significant increases and I really don't see
why large increases in prices should hit off-peak travellers when there
is spare capacity and why travellers across the centre of London should
pay significantly more than rail only passengers.

While the £4.40 fare may become £4.90 with a travelcard, the railcard
price goes from £2.95 to £4.00 - a 33% increase as the minimum
travelcard fare is £4.90. Also, revenue from a travelcard is not
going to the same place as the cheap day return fare.

Who exactly has set these fares - ATOC?, TfL? Who can I raise my
concerns with or at least get an explanation of why cheap day returns
have been priced at these levels.

Jonathan