Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has rolled out automatic weekly fare caps, boasting that it could pocket passengers up to £124 in savings every week.
The rail operator has launched this scheme for the 30,000 users of their keyGo smartcard service, which is utilised for pay-as-you-go journeys. This innovative move ensures that travellers using the keyGo system will never shell out more than the cost of a weekly season ticket for multiple trips between two stations within the keyGo area, encompassing the majority of GTR’s network.
Once customers hit the weekly cap, they won’t be charged for additional travel within that period. GTR, which operates Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern, and Thameslink services, believes this capping strategy will significantly benefit commuters who are unsure about how often they’ll need to travel to work, the Mirror reports.
GTR estimates that passengers making four return journeys from Brighton to London Victoria in a week could save a whopping £124, while those commuting from Bedford to London might keep an extra £65 in their pockets.
Mark Pavlides, Interim Chief Customer Officer at GTR, commented: “Our simple tap-in, tap-out, pay-as-you-go keyGo system already guarantees our customers the cheapest walk-up fare of the day with none of the hassle of buying a ticket.”
He added, “The additional promise to never charge more than a weekly season ticket for travel between the same two stations means thousands of commuters returning to the office will never miss out on weekly season ticket deals, saving hundreds of pounds a week or month.”
“And with automatically generated Delay Repay compensation claims, getting the best deal when travelling by train has never been simpler. With keyGo fares applicable on our Key Smartcard no matter how frequently you travel between the same two stations each week, you’ll never pay more than a weekly season ticket.”
