Ranger ticket with Railcard

[221129]

Hi guys,

Tomorrow (Monday 4th) I intend to travel on A Devon Ranger (Valid from 09.00) however I have a 16-25 Railcard and I am unsure if the minimum fare applies as NRE states

'Please note: A £12 minimum fare for Single and Return tickets, applies between 04:30 and 09:59 Monday to Friday except on Public Holidays or during July and August. See Minimum Fares for further details.'

Thanks In Advance,
Ollie

 

[CC 72100]

I used to use a Devon Day Ranger with a YP railcard on the 09:26 SWT departure (so before 10) on several occasions.

As a result I'm pretty sure that the minimum fare doesn't apply; or at least I was never picked up on it!

Actually, if it wasn't valid, surely they wouldn't have sold me it or said "well I can do the discount, but you can't use it until 10."

 

[louis97]

The Devon Ranger isn't a single or return ticket, the minimum fare does not apply.

 

[CC 72100]

Thanks for that louis97 - I was pretty sure that everything was all ok, but then when somebody asks the question you end up doubting yourself!

 

[221129]

The Devon Ranger isn't a single or return ticket, the minimum fare does not apply.

Ideal Thank you! Thought I better check though!

 

[plymothian]

Railcard minimum fares do not apply by virtue of them being less than £12 to start with.

Even so minimum fares do not apply to advance tickets, plusbus or rangers.

 

[plymothian]

For anyone reading this after 15 May, minimum fares DO now apply to Ranger and Rover tickets on GWR.

 

[sonic2009]

For anyone reading this after 15 May, minimum fares DO now apply to Ranger and Rover tickets on GWR.

Source?

 

[plymothian]

Providing a source is difficult when the source is internal, and GWR have not provided any publicly available information; the same problem with regarding their de-restriction of GroupSave tickets.

 

[Crossover]

Given this has been in force (allegedly) for a week already, presumably it is unenforceable if the source is purely internal?!

 

[greatkingrat]

The 16-25 Railcard site says

A £12 minimum fare applies on all journey made between 04:30 and 10:00 Monday to Friday

It doesn't make any distinction between journeys on return tickets or journeys on ranger/rover tickets.

 

[bkhtele]

Source is terms & conditions on back of National Rail 16-25 leaflet: condition 7 "for journeys before 10am Mon -fri"

 

[yorkie]

Well that's not universally true as it does not apply to Advance fares (or at all during July/August)

 

[Paul Kelly]

For anyone reading this after 15 May, minimum fares DO now apply to Ranger and Rover tickets on GWR.

Doesn't look like it to me - the GWR website is still willing to say me a Network Railcard-discounted Thames Branches Day Ranger for £12.90 (i.e. 10p less than the minimum fare); see attached.

 

[plymothian]

In the context of this thread it was a 16-25 Railcard.

For clarification:

Minimum fares now apply to Rangers & Rovers for holders of 16-15 or Forces Railcards.

 

[bb21]

Providing a source is difficult when the source is internal, and GWR have not provided any publicly available information; the same problem with regarding their de-restriction of GroupSave tickets.

There appears to be a reminder in the Weekly Retail Circular issued on 30th April about this, but I don't seem to be able to access the issue from 23rd April, and both issues from 16th and 9th made no mention of it. I assume that further details were given in that issue from 23rd April?