Urgent news for peak carnet users

Pricing

Carnet journeys at "9-5" commuting times for London Terminals are currently £8.30 + £6.20 = £14.50.

A Flexi-season return journey will be £16.66.

Off-peak carnets are staying for now and we believe the optimal fare for people who aren't travelling enough to justify an ordinary season ticket will be:

TfL Contactless into London am £9.10
Off-peak carnet to Hatfield pm £6.20
Total £15.30

Check the figures

We recommend you do your sums carefully.

For more info see:

https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/season-tickets.aspx calculator shows season ticket options for different numbers of days per week / periods

https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/tickets/ticket-types-explained/carnet-tickets explains carnets

https://tfl.gov.uk/fares/find-fares/tube-and-rail-fares/single-fare-finder?intcmp=54716 need to check Contactless fare and peak times separately in each direction

NB Flexi-seasons provide for 8 return journeys in 28 days - 2 per week, but you can buy another one as soon as you finish the first. For some people they will provide a saving - we will talk more about options for other destinations in our follow-up newsletter in the next few days.

Also remember that, if you aren't tied to travelling on particular days, you can get 2 weeks from a weekly season eg Wed - Tue.

Stock up on carnets

You can buy peak carnets until this Sunday 27 June and they are valid for three months.

If you can afford to do so, you might want to buy a supply and continue to travel at the current prices during that period.

Remember to allow for any planned holidays, but carnet sets can be shared between 2 or more people, if you find you have too many near the expiry date. Only full sets can be refunded, not individual tickets.

Questions

If you have any queries we will try to answer them by email committee@hatfield rail.com or on Twitter @CommitteeHart.

You can also ask at the station or contact GN/TL.

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