"Arthur Figgis" wrote in message
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Mizter T wrote:


So here are my comments on this...

Since beginning of this year all point-to-point *non-season* tickets -
i.e. single and day returns - for journeys wholly within London (i.e.
zones 1-6) have had their prices set on a zonal basis (although they
are still issued on a named origin and destination basis and
validity). At the time we were told that season tickets would also
eventually also be priced on this bases.

Southern seem to have annual seasons priced on a zonal basis. I buy an
annual season for a journey entirely in one zone, so rather than buy a
ticket for the trip I actually do most days, I buy a season ticket between
the last stations within the zone, so if I ever need to go to them it
costs me nowt extra. The first time I bought such a ticket the staff
seemed a bit surprised, but they weren't this year and I guess it must be
pretty common by now - you'd be daft not to. I've also found a bit of a
validity loophole, which the staff accept is valid, but I'm keeping quiet
on that one :-)


Aren't Southern also the only TOC that have proactively arranged for the
zone 6 boundary to be changed, to make things a bit simpler in a particular
area, the Tattenham Corner line IIRC?

Paul S