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03-02-2012, 16:24 | #1 |
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End of booking and credit card fees
Good news Irish Rail will shortly withdraw all booking fees and credit card charges
This is as a result of recommendations arising out of the recent fares review
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04-02-2012, 15:37 | #2 |
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Good development. It's crackers having the fees especially for walk-up tickets when you can avoid the fee in person at a station taking up more staff time.
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Was I charged in error ? |
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04-02-2012, 16:56 | #4 |
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Buying a walk-up ticket online carries a €2 or €3 fee. I am not aware of a surcharge being applied at stations.
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07-02-2012, 21:01 | #5 |
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So will the amount be added to the original seat price? If so, while it is good news in a way, it doesn't make much difference, they'll just find another way of applying the fare.
Heard Tina Leonard on PK show recently, say that these card charges will be made illegal by Brussels soon on competition grounds. She was talking about airlines, but I can only assume it will apply across all transport modes also.
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08-02-2012, 08:25 | #6 |
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Technically the charge is legal if it can be shown to represent the true cost of the transaction and booking is an extra service not offered at the booking office window (contradiction there)
The charges will be removed and the max fare online will never be more than an open single/return Note Dublin Cork return online is 74, open return is currently 77
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15-01-2013, 20:44 | #7 |
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Its coming very soon, got further details in last 24 hours.
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no change
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Barry Kenny said last week that the fees are going this summer. Some sort of EU law coming.
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27-04-2014, 13:58 | #11 |
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It's getting laughable at this stage
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