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transportSplit ticketing: the same train, the same seat, for 20–40% less
Buying one journey as two or three consecutive tickets is legal, works on the train you were already catching, and routinely cuts 20–40% off longer fares. Here's how the split sites earn their fee.
28 Jun 20264 min read
transportThe fare cap, the £1.75 Hopper, and when a bus day ticket actually wins
England caps most bus singles, London runs the £1.75 Hopper, Manchester holds £2 — plus the day-ticket maths nobody does, and who rides free entirely.
21 Jun 20264 min read
transportContactless, Oyster, or Railcard: picking what actually saves you most
London Underground and National Rail have quietly built one of the world's best fare systems. Most people only use half of it.
7 Apr 20262 min read