Grand Central Off Peak fares

[yorkie]

BR Fares shows two Off Peak Singles between London and York for Grand Central only:

https://www.brfares.com/!fares?orig=KGX&dest=YRK

OFF-PEAK S G2S​	Route GRAND CTRL ONLY​	Validity ON DATE SHOWN Restrictions GZ GRAND CENTRAL OFF-PEAK​	Adult £62.00​	Child £31.00​	◊​
OFF PEAK S G2O​	Route GRAND CTRL ONLY​	Validity ON DATE SHOWN Restrictions GZ GRAND CENTRAL OFF-PEAK​	Adult £56.00​	Child £28.00​

Does anyone know why there is an extra fare there?

GC's website states the fare is £56:

https://www.grandcentralrail.com/tickets/ticket-types/off-peak-and-super-off-peak

Grand Central 'Off-Peak' fares to and from London on the North East line

	Single	Return	Single	Return
	Standard		First Class
Sunderland	£67.00	£118.00	£101.00	£167.00
Hartlepool	£67.00	£118.00	£101.00	£165.00
Eaglescliffe	£67.00	£118.00	£100.00	£165.00
Northallerton	£62.00	£111.00	£100.00	£164.00
Thirsk	£58.00	£110.00	£99.00	£162.00
York	£56.00	£106.00	£94.00	£150.00

Also do GC still sell Off Peak fares on board the train, like they used to? If so, would it be the £56 fare that would be sold, as per the website?

 

[johntea]

Still seems OK to buy on board as per https://www.grandcentralrail.com/tickets/train-fares-policy

Our Fair Fares policy means you’ll never pay more than our usual flexible Off-Peak or Anytime rates – even if you buy on-board on the day of travel.

Although weekends are an interesting one as this page claims you must hold a seat reservation as well as some completely unrelated nonsense on face coverings but wrong forum so not quite sure how that is meant to work if you're wanting to buy on board in the first place!

For travel at weekends you must hold a seat reservation due to the impact of planned engineering works. We also recommend you wear a face covering if you can, as a courtesy to others.

 

[Paul Duck]

The cheaper fare can only be bought on line. So if you turn up at station or buy on board it is more expensive when you require a off peak single. The reasoning was to see how many people would buy the cheaper on line far versus the on board/ at station ticket. Also they would not lose 9% of the sale if it was bought at a ticket office through commission to the ticket office toc. Not sure what results of this is as it’s been going on for over 3 years.
Not sure why they didn’t just make it £1 cheaper if they also wanted to increase sales In this way.

 

[Watershed]

The cheaper fare can only be bought on line. So if you turn up at station or buy on board it is more expensive when you require a off peak single. The reasoning was to see how many people would buy the cheaper on line far versus the on board/ at station ticket. Also they would not lose 9% of the sale if it was bought at a ticket office through commission to the ticket office toc. Not sure what results of this is as it’s been going on for over 3 years.
Not sure why they didn’t just make it £1 cheaper if they also wanted to increase sales In this way.

The statement on their website is rather misleading in that case. I think you would have a legitimate cause for complaint if you were charged more than the £56 their website and any journey planner would show.