Raileasy Terms and Conditions

Raileasy.co.uk is a retailer of UK rail tickets, it does not set the terms and conditions of the various ticket types. It is the individual train operating companies (TOCs) that do that. raileasy.co.uk passes these on to you, the customer. However raileasy.co.uk does have a number of requirements of you which you must agree to before buying a ticket.

 

1. National Rail Conditions of Carriage

The National Rail Conditions of Carriage set out the minimum level of service you are entitled to expect plus your rights and responsibilities when travelling on the National Rail network.

The Uniform Rules for the Contract of International Carriage of Passengers by Rail (“CIV”) apply to train travel on Eurostar services and apply in place of the National Rail Conditions of Carriage for journeys to and from London International. These can be viewed along with the terms and conditions for Eurostar tickets.

 

2. Confirmation Of Your Booking

As soon as your booking is confirmed, a confirmation email with your reference number will automatically be emailed to the email address you entered at the time of booking. Your reference and journey details will also be shown on the screen. Please make a note of your booking reference.

(i) If you have not received your confirmation email, then you can resend it by clicking on Manage My Booking and entering your booking reference.

(ii) If you think you have mis-typed your email address, then it is your responsibility to contact us and we will then resend it to you.

(ii) If you have not received your confirmation email and you do not contact us within 28 days of making the booking, the right to a refund will be forfeited.

 

3. Ticket On Departure

If you select a departure point where ticket on departure machines are available, Raileasy encourages you purchase your tickets on this basis. Picking up your tickets just before you travel is very convenient. However, there are several conditions you must abide by.

a. You must have the payment card to collect the tickets

(i) You must use the exact same card to pick up your tickets that you used to buy them. If your card has been replaced by the bank, the new card will not work, even if the details are the same.

(ii) You are given a "ticket collection reference" when you buy your tickets and you need to type that into the ticket delivery machines at your departure station but you also have to insert the card used to buy the tickets into the machine. The machine will not deliver the tickets without the card so it is your responsibility to have the card used for booking in your possession when you pick up your ticket. We recommend that you print the confirmation email containing your reference for ease of collection.

(iii) REMEMBER you may collect your tickets from the moment you book from any TOD station so if your card will expire before the departure date you must collect them before the card expires.

(iv) If your card is stolen or lost please call the number on your confirmation email IMMEDIATELY. We may be able to unlock the booking to Any Card Collect if given sufficient time.

b. Arrive at least 20 minutes before travel

You must make sure you arrive in enough time to collect your tickets, we recommend at least 20 minutes before departure. You cannot travel with just a ticket collection reference, you must have your tickets to travel.

c. Early morning travel

If you are travelling early in the morning, you must check the opening times and accessibility of the ticket collection machines. Sometimes these are only available in ticket offices which open later than the station itself.

d. Issues with the ticket machines

(i) In the event the ticket collection machines are not working, you should go to the ticket office. In the event there is no one at the ticket office, please use your phone to take a picture of the faulty machine as proof that you were unable to collect the tickets from your departure station. You will be allowed to collect your tickets at the next station.

(ii) Some ticket collection machines are located in unmanned stations but they will have a contact number on them if the machine breaks down. If it is not possible to get your tickets, there is a chance you will be charged again on the train. Raileasy will refund the original tickets as long as you can demonstrate you have arrived in time, gone to the ticket office if available and contacted our call centre. It will be very useful if you can take a picture of a closed ticket office, i.e there was no one there to assist you in getting your tickets printed prior to travel.

e. Be patient with the machines

(i) Please ensure you have received all your "coupons" (tickets) before moving away from the machine. You will be able to check the number of coupons you should have, either on a message from the machine, or one of your coupons will indicate how many there should be in total. The collection receipt itself doesn’t count as a coupon.

(ii) If your tickets or a portion of your tickets fails to print there may be an issue with the machine, please flag down a station staff in the first instance. It is their obligation to go and open up the machine to see if the tickets are stuck inside. Unfortunately if your tickets fail to print we will be unable to offer a refund, the responsibility lies with the train company that manages the station. Raileasy are a retailer and therefore do not own any of the issuing machines.

4. E-Tickets

(i) When purchasing your Ticket, we make it clear the type of tickets you are booking. It is your responsibility to check and ensure that you are happy with the ticket delivery option you have selected.

(ii) If you think a mistake has been made then you may access your booking via Manage My Booking and amend / cancel your journey. Amendments & Cancellations rules apply (see section 7 below).

(iii) Your Ticket is evidence of your entitlement to travel so you must ensure that you have battery on your smartphone on the day of travel. You may print a backup copy at home as a backup.

(iv) If you are asked to show your tickets at the barrier or on board the train, then show your E-Tickets on your phone or supply your self-printed copy.

(v) E-Tickets cannot be changed to TOD (Ticket On Departure) or printed at the self-service ticket machines or ticket desk at the station.

 

5. Seat Reservations

Where possible Raileasy will assign seat reservations for your journey, please note only advance tickets come with compulsory reservations and these are subject to availability. If you purchase a flexible ticket seat reservations cannot be guaranteed. Raileasy will also assign seating preferences where possible but again these cannot guaranteed as they are subject to availability. Raileasy cannot he held responsible for customers that do not receive seat reservations or their preferred seating arrangements.

Please note that Raileasy cannot reassign seats after a booking has been made therefore you must ensure that you are happy with the seats that have been issued to you during the booking process.

 

6. Re-Checking train times

Please make sure you check your train times before you travel at National Rail Enquiries on 03457 48 49 50 or via the website www.nationalrail.co.uk to make sure there haven't been any changes to your journey as a result of engineering works for example.

 

7. Amendments & Cancellations

(i) The terms and conditions applicable to your ticket type determine the circumstances under which it can be cancelled/refunded all tickets are amendable. The ticket type's fare terms are set by the train operating companies not Raileasy. Please check the terms and conditions of your ticket before you proceed to purchase to make sure they meet your needs.

(ii) The fare terms and conditions can be viewed when you select the times and price that suits and by clicking on the information icon next to the fare price.

(iii) As a general rule, the fares found by selecting "cheapest" on the fares and timetable will be amendable but not cancellable/refundable. The more expensive flexible fares are usually amendable and refundable.

(iv) You may be able to amend your journey at your departure station. You will usually be charged £10 per ticket (as well as the difference in price) at the station for changing your journey. To amend through Raileasy please re-book your journey online and claim a refund on the original tickets. Any amendments MUST be made before the original travel date & time (the new travel date may be after this period however).

(v) To cancel or amend your journey (by re-booking), you will be able to do this online via Manage My Booking. 

(vi) Note that for Advance tickets, only times and dates may be amended* before the original journey but not the origin or destination. The amendment process is by re-booking your journey and claiming a refund on the originals. We cannot change your ticket for you. All amendments/rebooking for ADVANCE (non-refundable) type tickets must be made before the original departure date/time. After that time the ticket has no value and a refund will no longer be applicable. The departure date/time and ticket type (advance or flexible) can be different, but you must claim for the refund before the original ticket's departure time

(vii) If your booking has been used as a replacement to refund a previous journey, then the replacement journey will become non-refundable but amendable.

(viii) Refunds must be submitted within 28 days of the travel date for a single, or within 28 days of the last date of validity for the return portion in the case of a return ticket. If you have the tickets in your possession, you may submit a refund as here or as per instructed via Manage My Booking, where you will be able to upload images of your voided tickets onto the refund form. If you prefer to post the tickets back to us, we strongly recommend that you send them by recorded delivery and keep hold of the tracking reference or posting receipt for your records. We are not responsible for tickets not received by us. Please do not dispose of your tickets until a refund has been processed and the money has been returned to your account.

(ix)  All amendments and cancellations/refunds are subject to a £10 administration fee on the face value of the tickets only. If an amendment results in a lower price ticket, the difference in fare will not be refunded. The £10 cancellation fee is charged per booking reference. Booking fees and share of split ticket savings commission are non-refundable.

(x)  If you have a flexible return ticket, a full refund less a £10 admin fee if wholly unused and if submitted within 28 days of the expiry date of the ticket. If the inward portion is used, no refund may be given on the outward portion. If the outward portion is used, a refund on the Return portion is calculated based on the amount that remains after the deduction of the equivalent single fare.

*PLEASE NOTE Single fare plus £10 admin fee is often more expensive than a return fare so in most instances no refund will be given on part - used tickets.

(xi)  Please note for return journeys, if you are re-booking just the outward or the return journey it may be cheaper to amend the entire journey, please check available fares.

(xii) It is not possible to refund just the outbound section of a 2-part return ticket (Super Off-Peak Return, Off-Peak Return or Anytime Return).

(xiii) It is also not possible to replace one journey with multiple journeys, nor is it possible to replace multiple journeys with one journey.

(xiv) The Change of Journey refund process is for refunding tickets and replacing them with new tickets, purchased after the original booking's purchase date. It is not possible to replace an Advance booking using a journey that was booked prior.

 

8. Passengers with disabilities

Services may have limited capacity for wheelchairs and wheelchair spaces may not be available in first class on some services provided by some operators. If you have a disability please contact Passenger Assist on 0800 0223720 or use the Passenger Assistance app (see here). 

 


What if things go wrong?

Advance tickets:

1. If you’re using at least one Advance ticket for your journey, you must be at your origin station in good time to catch your first train - if you miss your first train, your Advance tickets will no longer have any value and you’ll need to purchase new ones.

2. In normal circumstances, you must travel as per the booked itinerary. However, if cancelled or delayed trains cause you to miss a connection, NRCoT Condition 9.4 entitles you to catch the next available train(s) to your destination. If practicable, you are advised to ask a member of staff to endorse your ticket for travel on alternative services, but please note the following restrictions may apply, unless waived by the relevant train companies:

If your ticket restricts you to a particular train company, you must only use the services of that company. 

If your ticket restricts you to a particular route, you must continue using that route

If you have split tickets, you must take trains that stop at the stations where you change from one ticket to the next.

 

Flexible (Off Peak/ Super Off Peak/ Anytime) tickets:

1. If you’re using flexible ticket(s) for your journey, you are not tied to a specific train.

2. In normal circumstances, you must travel in accordance with the company, route and time restrictions detailed above, as well as ensuring that your train(s) call at all stations where you change from one ticket to the next. However, if cancelled or delayed trains cause you to miss a connection, you are advised to ask a member of staff; in exceptional circumstances staff may endorse your ticket for travel on alternative routes.

 


3. If the train you’re booked to catch doesn’t appear to exist, it will be because it’s been retimed or cancelled at some point after you booked it, but before the day of travel. We strongly suggest that you recheck your journey on the day of travel to ensure that nothing has changed. However, if this happens your tickets will be valid on the next train (see 2 above). If you are questioned, show a copy of this itinerary and explain that the train was scheduled to run when you booked, but has since been changed by the train company.

4. If you cannot complete your journey due to disruption, NRCoT Condition 28.2 requires any train company who is in a position to help, to do so. This will normally be by way of finding an alternative route or provisioning a taxi or hotel room at their expense.

5. Remember that if you are delayed or you have any out of pocket expenses, you will usually be able to claim some sort of compensation from the first train company that delayed you. Keep a copy of your tickets and itinerary for this purpose and email the company at the address on their website, explaining that you are combining tickets to form one journey under NRCoT Condition 14, and listing the trains taken, with the actual times. If you have any issues, please contact our customer support team.

 


 

Delay Repay:

If you have completed your journey but was significantly delayed and your ticket(s) are used, ie you have travelled to your destination via an alternative route due to train cancellation/delay, you are not entitled for a refund but you are eligible for a compensation claim from the Train Company who operated your journey.

Raileasy is a retailer therefore delayed and cancelled trains lie outside of our responsibilities.

If you are unsure which train company you travelled with please refer to your itinerary in the confirmation email. You may be able to submit an online claim form through the Train Company website.