Uber ticketing

[Pieman007]

Apologies - that was meant to be a Question ------ Can you still (recently) buy Train tickets on the uber app with Gift cards.......(Uber Money) - seems there is mixed messages so not sure if the poilicy has changed

 

[Fawkes Cat]

Apologies - that was meant to be a Question ------ Can you still (recently) buy Train tickets on the uber app with Gift cards.......(Uber Money) - seems there is mixed messages so not sure if the poilicy has changed

The gift cards I have bought with this offer have loaded to Uber Money in my 'wallet' in just the same way that previous ones have, and I've not yet had any problem spending from my 'wallet' on train fares, so I'm assuming that I will have no problem spending this tranche.

 

[redreni]

Discounted Uber gift cards available through my employer's staff discount scheme now come with a prominent warning that they can't be used for train tickets.

I have about £20 remaining in Uber Money at the moment and if they stopped accepting it for train tickets it would be almost useless to me: I'd have to contrive to use it on something else. Still okay as of yesterday. I don't believe there has ever been a contractual right to use Uber Money for train tickets.

 

[Pieman007]

Thanks for the replies....interesting......50/50

 

[redreni]

I bought a train ticket yesterday using Uber money.

It's only the messaging that states, in terms, that you can't. I'm not aware of anybody actually being unable to.

 

[Mainline421]

Thanks for the replies....interesting......50/50

I do it all the time with no issues

 

[benk1342]

Me too. Never had any issues. Gift cards —> Uber Money —> tickets.

 

[higthomas]

I've been using Uber, great savings. Tried to buy some e gift cards and failed!

Unfortunately, your recent order, which included one or more gift cards, has been cancelled. You will not be charged for any items in this order.

For risk prevention purposes, we set limits on the total value of gift cards that can be purchased in a 24-hour period. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. You may wish to try again with a lower amount or wait for the 24-hour period to pass before trying again.

 

[Fawkes Cat]

I've been using Uber, great savings. Tried to buy some e gift cards and failed!

At least you got a reply - I had to rely on my credit card showing cancelled purchases. I've lost track of precisely what I tried over the weekend, but having initially bought an online card, when I moved to physical cards that went through, so maybe a change of medium is enough to get past the problem.

 

[Pieman007]

I've been using Uber, great savings. Tried to buy some e gift cards and failed!

Was that Amazon cancelling it ? Saying that I ordered over 24 hours ago so should be OK

 

[Hadders]

Purchasing a large volume of gift cards could could see automated anti-fraud detection systems flag the transaction as suspicious which coule explain the cancellations.

 

[Pieman007]

My purchase of a second £150 went through fine, there was a gap of 26 hours between the purchases......

 

[Mark J]

It appears that Sainsbury's 'Nectar Prices' 10% off gift cards is back on.

Uber gift cards 10% discount in store £13.50 Sainsbury's - Nectar price bei Sainsbury's | hotukdeals

www.hotukdeals.com

Sainsbury's appear to do their offers on Uber Gift Cards every six months. So another sale can be reasonably be expected in April next year.

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Just bought two £50 physical gift cards from Amazon at 15% off face value

Was the 15% discount only limited to (up to) £50 gift vouchers?

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Discounted Uber gift cards available through my employer's staff discount scheme now come with a prominent warning that they can't be used for train tickets.

I have about £20 remaining in Uber Money at the moment and if they stopped accepting it for train tickets it would be almost useless to me: I'd have to contrive to use it on something else. Still okay as of yesterday. I don't believe there has ever been a contractual right to use Uber Money for train tickets.

What discount do you get through that scheme, out of interest.

 

[Fawkes Cat]

Was the 15% discount only limited to (up to) £50 gift vouchers?

No - it was £50 and upwards (top value offered was £150).

And the Amazon offer now seems to have ended.

 

[Pieman007]

Can confirm Amazon was available on the £150 uber gift cards - I bought two x £150 for £127.50 each.......26 hours apart. The promo did finish at 2359 07/10/2026 (or perhaps a minute later!)

Perhaps another one Black Friday ish......

 

[Mark J]

Discounted Uber gift cards available through my employer's staff discount scheme now come with a prominent warning that they can't be used for train tickets.

I have about £20 remaining in Uber Money at the moment and if they stopped accepting it for train tickets it would be almost useless to me: I'd have to contrive to use it on something else. Still okay as of yesterday. I don't believe there has ever been a contractual right to use Uber Money for train tickets.

We are not back to this nonsense, yet again.

Has anyone experienced any issues trying to purchase train tickets?

 

[class 455 boy]

Has anyone

as in the screenshot, for me it is immediately under “Book a Train or Coach” once you are in the Trains and Coaches booking screen. Maybe it’s not rolled out to everyone yet?

Has anyone else got this option on their app yet? It's still not appearing for me.

 

[Fawkes Cat]

Has anyone

Has anyone else got this option on their app yet? It's still not appearing for me.

Not me either, so you're not alone