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Thank for such a quick reply, I’ll let you know outcome with Network Rail who currently dispute their system is wrong.
FYI I made an error in my previous post.
The Anytime Day Return with Senior Railcard discount should have been £3.90, so the difference is not so great to the £4.60 charged to Oyster Card.I wasn’t expecting Oyster to offer Anytime Day Return option, but did expect Network Rail site to offer it (like Trainline), if cheaper.
I am an occasional traveller in London and have an Oyster Card with linked Senior Railcard.
On Friday I made a journey from Vauxhall NR1/2 to Putney NR2/3 at 0936 and was correctly charged £1.70 for Railcard Discounted Off Peak Fare.
Later that day, I made the return journey Putney to Vauxhall at 1635 and had assumed it would be the same fare £1.70. However I was surprised to be charged £2.90 which is the Undiscounted Peak Fare.
Is this correct as Vauxhall is in Zone1 and when travelling to Z1 stations the 1600-1900 peak does not apply and then railcard discount can be applied to off peak fare?
If as I suspect, this will be the correct Oyster return fare £4.60 for this journey since Vauxhall is Z1/2 boundary station.
Further I thought I would check Network Rail fare site and this offers just one option for this journey £3.40 (2xOyster Off Peak with Railcard discount) – I have therefore queried this with Network Rail.
I’ve also queried why I was not offered the significantly cheaper option of anytime Day Return with Senior Rail Card discount £3.30
Is this a unique case where a senior Railcard holder using Oyster (£4.60) is 40% more expensive than Anytime Day Return (£3.30)?
Thanks for running such an informative and detailed site.
