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ARTICLE · 02 JULY 2015

To Split Or Not To Split?

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The issue of 'best value' fares has been receiving increased attention recently, with a new code of practice which obliges operators to make the cheapest fares obvious to passengers.

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David Moore
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The issue of 'best value' fares has been receiving increased attention recently, with a new code of practice which obliges operators to make the cheapest fares obvious to passengers. But buying more than one ticket can also cut the cost. Here we look at the legality of this practice.

Increasingly savvy rail passengers have discovered that ticket splitting can significantly reduce the cost of rail tickets, with websites and mobile apps being created to meet the growing demand. The basis of ticket splitting is that instead of buying one ticket for the whole journey, buying tickets for component parts separately can be cheaper.

The passenger can travel on exactly the same train as they would have done buying one ticket for the whole journey, and there is no requirement that they leave the train and get back on it between the start and end of the journey.

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