FCC Carnets

[philjo]

Spotted this on the FCC website this morning....

http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/Main.php?iCmsPageId=485

 

[Aictos]

10 journeys for the price of 9 with Carnet

If you often travel back and forth to London on the train but you don't go regularly enough to buy a Season Ticket, the Carnet option could save you time and money.

A Carnet booklet gives you 10 single journeys for the price of just nine*. You can use each ticket for one journey - either from your local station to London or back from London to your local station.
Tickets are valid for three months and you can buy books of Peak (Anytime) or Off-Peak tickets to mix and match as you need.

How can I use my Carnet ticket?

To use a ticket, fill in the travel date in permanent ink before you start your journey. Carnet tickets are only available from certain stations and are only valid between the station printed on the ticket and London.

Which stations is Carnet available from?

Carnet tickets are currently available from the following stations:

* Royston
* Letchworth Garden City
* Huntingdon
* St Neots
* Hitchin
* Stevenage
* Welwyn Garden City
* Hatfield
* Potters Bar
* Hertford North

How do I buy a Carnet booklet?

Buy online (from September 2009) or ask at the ticket office of participating First Capital Connect stations.

* The individual ticket journey price is based on half the relevant 'Anytime Day Return' or 'Off-Peak Day Return' fare discounted by 10%.

Terms and conditions

* Tickets are valid for 3 months from date of issue.
* Passengers MUST validate the ticket using permanent ink before
boarding the train.
* Attempted fraudulent use will result in withdrawal of this ticket,
payment of full fare for the journey being made and a possible criminal
charge.
* Only 10 complete unused Carnet tickets will be considered for a refund.
* Lost or stolen individual tickets will not be replaced.
* Peak tickets are valid at any time
* Off-Peak tickets are valid at weekends and for journeys which arrive in
London at or after 10.00 Monday to Friday (Public Holidays excepted).
Check with local station for time of the first Off-Peak service to
London. Also valid for travel from London after 09.30 Monday to Friday
(Public Holidays excepted), but not valid for travel between 16.30 and
19.01 Monday to Friday (Public Holidays excepted) where Evening Peak
restrictions apply (see timetable for details).

So great news for passengers on the GN but not so good for passengers on the TL - FCC should have listed some TL stations as well.

 

[PTF62]

The winners will be those who need travel once or twice a week on a peak time train into London and return on an off-peak train (or vice-versa).

Disappointed to see that the off-peak tickets can't be bought with a Network card, so still cheaper to buy individual tickets for general off-peak travel.

 

[asylumxl]

Not available on the Thameslink route then?

 

[Aictos]

Not available on the Thameslink route then?

Which stations is Carnet available from?

Carnet tickets are currently available from the following stations:

* Royston
* Letchworth Garden City
* Huntingdon
* St Neots
* Hitchin
* Stevenage
* Welwyn Garden City
* Hatfield
* Potters Bar
* Hertford North

Obviously not! Don't know why but it's only open to GN passengers and only from the above stations including my station - Hertford North,

 

[asylumxl]

Obviously not! Don't know why but it's only open to GN passengers and only from the above stations including my station - Hertford North,

Profit ?

 

[philjo]

They did have a Carnet available to London from St Albans for an experimental period last year. Is this still available - I can't see any mention of it.

 

[philjo]

Another offer from FCC :

http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/Main.php?iCmsPageId=486

Another way to buy your season ticket
Season ticket recurring payment scheme

Imagine a monthly season ticket that automatically renews meaning you don't need to remember to replace it - or queue at the ticket office - or stump up the cash for an annual ticket!

First Capital Connect is pleased to offer an automatic renewal option for your monthly season ticket, and as an added bonus you can travel for a year but only pay for 11 months* .

To qualify for this offer just check the automatic renewal option on the delivery page during your online purchase. After you have made 11 monthly purchases we will issue you with a free monthly (FCC services only) ticket.

* The free ticket is only for use on FCC services, but your other 11 tickets can include Travelcard or other train company services if required.

Buy now Buy your season ticket now
Terms & Conditions

1) This promotional offer applies to journeys on First Capital Connect trains only. (i.e. not TfL (underground, bus, DLR, etc); SouthEastern; Southern; Stagecoach East Midlands; National Express; etc.)

2) This scheme is personal to you. Transfer of tickets is not permitted.

3) Abuse of this facility may result in your exclusion from the scheme.

4) This offer only applies to periods of continuous use. Any break in continuity re-sets the purchase history counter to zero.

5) Offer available online only.