Off Peak Day Return dearer than Off Peak Return

[johnnychips]

Doncaster-Nottingham Off-Peak Day Return £25.40; Off Peak Return £23.20.

Any logical reason?

(I know there are ways of doing this more cheaply)

 

[island]

The off-peak day return is sort of less restrictive, if you throw away the outbound portion. (Can't see a guard letting you away with it though.)

Is the SVR a regulated fare perchance?

 

[johnnychips]

No idea. If you book on the internet it directs you to the cheapest ticket, but I wonder if a TVM would, without the passenger instinctively selecting 'day return' assuming that it would be cheapest.

 

[johnnycache]

Outside of commuter fare baskets the SVR (where there is one) is the regulated fare (otherwise its SDR/SOR). If its very small value it may not be in the fares basket as only flows/tickets giving the top 95% of qualifying revenue are included.

 

[cuccir]

The day return has restriction 8E and period return has restriction 2O*

The off-peak day return is indeed less restrictive.

* And by the way, who creates a system where 2O (2-oh) is a code? It is far too close to 20 (twenty)!

 

[brompton rail]

The day return has restriction 8E and period return has restriction 2O*

The off-peak day return is indeed less restrictive.

* And by the way, who creates a system where 2O (2-oh) is a code? It is far too close to 20 (twenty)!

Doncaster to Nottingham - Off Peak Day Return (CDR) @ £25.40 via Sheffield has 09.00 restriction, just the same as the Off Peak Return (SVR) @ £23.20. Both are priced by EMT. I'm just as confused as the OP!

Doncaster to Sheffield Anytime Day Return (SDR) is £6,80 or Off Peak (CDR) at £5.70 after 09.30. South Yorkshire Travelmaster Day ticket at £7.55 is valid on all buses, trains (NOT East Coast) and trams within South Yorkshire, but needs to be pre-purchased from PTE Travel Centres as it is a scratch card.

Sheffield to Nottingham SDR - Anytime Day Return is £17.40, or £12.30 for Off Peak Day Return (CDR) after 09.00.