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Starmill

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£20 First Class fares from Northern England to London are a lot better than 50% off in some cases. £5 Standard fares are many many times better than 50% off. But this is also typical of the pre-January Sale.

The January Sale has been a flat fare sale for years now. The availability 2 years ago was huge. This... Isn't.
 
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Starmill said:
£20 First Class fares from Northern England to London are a lot better than 50% off in some cases. £5 Standard fares are many many times better than 50% off. But this is also typical of the pre-January Sale.

The January Sale has been a flat fare sale for years now. The availability 2 years ago was huge. This... Isn't.
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How far does £15 1st Class get you from Edinburgh ? - Newcastle ?

Sorry I can't get on the "app" :p
 
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Kite159 said:
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https://www.virgintrainseastcoast.com/special-offers/deals/snooze-you-lose-seat-sale/

Hopefully that works for you Butts
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Thanks for that Kite.....

Have had just had a quick look and have come up with a £15 Flat fare 1st Class Single to London from FKG Direct on the 0542 on a Tuesday in January. That is a bargain.

However Newcastle is coming in at a £20 Flat Fare.....

The 50% was better for shorter hops as £12 NCL Tickets were plentiful from FKG.

£15 to London is really good if only it were not 5 hours without a fag :p
 
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Newcastle to Doncaster in standard is £10 yet Leeds to London is £5, doesn't seem to make masses of sense.

Anyways, scooped some £5 Leeds to London fares for a post New Year weekend away.

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All Line Rover said:
£15 is STD. 1ST is £30.
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Not on the 0542 from FKG - a £15 Flat Fare in Highlighted the £30 Flat Fare is not available.

£15 Also available on same date January 10th to FKG for Noon Departure.

Humble apologies you are correct, what a hickdead I am ...that was 2nd class !!

One thing I have noticed some of The Advanced 1st Tickets available are cheaper than the Flat Fare 1st Class Ticket - this is why for Mid-Distance trips the scheme is poor value compared to 50% off. I can't find any £15 Flat First Class fares from FKG/EDB even Berwick is £20 when next door on the matrix the Advance 1st Fare is £13 !!!
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£15 is STD. 1ST is £30.
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Thanks ALR.....

Have booked myself on The Chieftain all the way from Kings Cross direct to Falkirk in January for £30 ...got a seat to myself in J as well. Now where did I put those nicotine patches :(

Looking forward to hitting the Lounge there for the first time, take it you can on these "beggar briefs"

I'll get more bang (or scotch :p) for my buck than on a Breakfast Service.
 
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VTEC not showing sale on their front page. I thought they normally put sales info there once they went live.
 
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I'm confused... the seat sale says it's for dates in the new year.

But last night I managed to book myself some £15 tickets for this coming weekend.
 
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BRX said:
I'm confused... the seat sale says it's for dates in the new year.

But last night I managed to book myself some £15 tickets for this coming weekend.
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Yes, there appears to be some availability for the rest of this month and for much of December as well.

I wonder what would happen if you got a jobsworth guard on your train insisting that your tickets were invalid as they were not within the dates of the promotion?
 
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CaptainHaddock said:
Yes, there appears to be some availability for the rest of this month and for much of December as well.
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I was wondering if this was a mistake and why the site was down?


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I wonder what would happen if you got a jobsworth guard on your train insisting that your tickets were invalid as they were not within the dates of the promotion?
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If they sell you tickets dated for a certain service, then they are valid for that service - no room for argument there as far as I can see.
 
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BRX said:
I was wondering if this was a mistake and why the site was down?
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Yes, it looks like I spoke too soon. I was halfway through booking a £5 each way ticket from Doncaster to Peterborough for this saturday when I got the error message "there are no available seats for this journey" even though it had already shown the fare was available. As soon as I refreshed the page the sale fare had disappeared altogether! So yes, contrary to what I posted earlier, it looks like they showed availability in error for November and December but it's now been removed. Well done if you got one though!
 
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CaptainHaddock said:
Yes, it looks like I spoke too soon. I was halfway through booking a £5 each way ticket from Doncaster to Peterborough for this saturday when I got the error message "there are no available seats for this journey" even though it had already shown the fare was available. As soon as I refreshed the page the sale fare had disappeared altogether! So yes, contrary to what I posted earlier, it looks like they showed availability in error for November and December but it's now been removed. Well done if you got one though!
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I'm glad I jumped on it last night, instead of leaving it until the morning!

Should have sorted all my christmas travel at the same time really.
 
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westv said:
The seat sales are just getting worse and worse for me.
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It depends where you want to go and your status with regard to railcards etc.

For me personally the 50% off across the board in 1st was better. As I mentioned trips to Northern Cities in England were low teens each way.

With the Flat Fare i can't find a £15 1st class one to anywhere from my end. I also noticed that if you have a Railcard some of the FF's can be undercut by utilising this with a normal advanced.

To me London to Falkirk Direct at £30 in 1st is okay. I'll get Lounge Access , four or five Scotches onboard and feel I've had a good deal. :idea:
 
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Thanks to those who brought up the VTEC seat sale. Leeds-Aberdeen 1st class return for £50 is good value.
 
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mynectar app offered me 250 points on next virgin east purchase so £10 leeds london return with £1.35 of nectar points brilliant offer
 
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adrock1976 said:
I believe it's in the Standard Pound Sterling :)

(See what I did there?)

I think it's time for me to leave the building.
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Ho Ho - don't give up your day job :p

I just think if you are booking a trip in the sale it should be done in Style not an everyday crush in cattle. However I appreciate not everyone feels the same.
 
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Starmill said:
Is it really worth £40 though? Not a chance you can eat £30 worth of food...
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Definitely not for the food....however the Scotch could well redeem most of that. Add on the Lounge and superior ambience and yes I think it's worth it.
 
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Most are unwilling to quadruple their upfront cost on the off-chance of a good service. I may pay £40 myself on occasions, but I'd be accepting most of that £30 upgrade is for the benefit of the ambience only.
 
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Well that's a stockpile of tickets booked on TPE.

Those eligible for 16-18 discount like myself can take advantage of silly fares like £3.85 Newcastle to Leeds [emoji14]

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Butts said:
I'd rather have 1st in VEC/VWC where you at least get something tangible for your dosh :lol:
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Butts. Not every offer is related to First Class. VTEC do not always offer a good First Class service. Please try to understand this.

Regardless, this offer does actually apply to First Class.
 
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