Season Ticket Refunds

[BrownE]

I don't know how long I'll be commuting for, it might be 3, 6, 9, 12 or more months. Which makes me wonder which season ticket to buy. Before I buy I wanted to check my maths is water tight!

Assuming I'd like to travel between Reading and London Z1-6, a yearly season ticket benefits in a gold card and would cost me £4976. Oppose to £1433.10 and £2886 for 3/6 months.

Would I be correct in the below refund calculations (roughly). Using a yearly ticket for 3 or 6 months would result in a refund of £3533 and £2080 respectively? Making the gold card cost £10?

Obviously I may wish to keep my gold card by changing my season ticket to something cheaper anyway.

Thanks

 

[PermitToTravel]

Apart from a small typo (a 6 month Reading travelcard is £2866 not £2886 so you'd actually be £20 better off), your numbers look correct to me.

 

[bb21]

I don't think you will be allowed to keep your Gold Card if you refund your season ticket.

If you want to do that, get a changeover.

 

[Hadders]

A changeover to a Lichfield City-Lichfield Trent Valley season ticket will yield a higher refund in many cases (and allow you to keep your Gold Card).

 

[BrownE]

I don't think you will be allowed to keep your Gold Card if you refund your season ticket.

If you want to do that, get a changeover.

Sorry, perhaps not very clear... I meant the gold card cost for the period would be £10, then my last line was hinting at changing it to something cheaper (which Hadders has mentioned).

Thanks PTT.