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Railways: Concessions

Asked by Ayoub KhanIndependentDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 18 October 2024UIN 8402

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of rail ticketing arrangements under which Anytime Singles have been offered for sale at peak times to people with 16-25 railcards.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

I am aware of the recent coverage of a number of prosecutions undertaken by one rail operator. We expect operators to ensure their policy on ticketing is clear and fair for passengers at all times and have instructed an urgent review of the cases in question, with a view to resolving them.

Ticketing has become far too complicated, which is why we plan to simplify it as part of the biggest overhaul of our railways in a generation.

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