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TfL Travelcard holders who travelled on South Western or Southeastern could benefit from proposed claims
The Competition Appeal Tribunal has decided that two claims filed on behalf of rail passengers against the companies which run or used to run the South Western and Southeastern rail franchises may proceed to a full trial. The class representative, Mr. Gutmann, alleges that South Western and Southeastern have breached competition law by charging TfL Travelcard holders too much for travel on their routes.
In general terms, the class includes all persons who, since 1 October 2015 , held a TfL Travelcard but also bought a separate train ticket for a train operated by one of the above franchises that passed through the zones for which their Travelcard was valid.
More specifically, the class is all those who, at any point during the Relevant Period , purchased or paid for a rail fare for themselves and/or another person, which was not a Boundary Fare or a fare for the portion of their journey from the last station covered by their Travelcard to their destination, where:
No money is available now and there is no guarantee that money will be available in the future. These claims will have to be proved in the Tribunal at trial or concluded by way of an earlier settlement agreed between the class representative and South Western and/or Southeastern.
Class members have several options:
To read the Tribunal's full Collective Proceedings Order and judgement and see other information about the claim, visit www.BoundaryFares.com or www.catribunal.org.uk.
First MTR South Western Trains Limited, Stagecoach South Western Trains Limited and London & South Eastern Railway Limited
The Relevant Period is the period starting on 1 October 2015 when the law enabling such collective proceedings came into force and ending: (i) in the case of the South Western claim, on the date of final judgment or settlement of the claim; and (ii) in the case of the Southeastern claim, at 2am on 17 October 2021 when London & South Eastern Railway Limited ceased to hold the franchise.
"Boundary Fare" means a fare valid for travel to or from the outer boundaries of TfL's fare zones, intended to be combined with a Travelcard whose validity stretches to the relevant zone boundary.
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