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Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to cap the administration fee charged by third party train ticket websites.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
18 Nov 2024
Target answer date
20 Nov 2024
Answer
26 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to cap the administration fee charged by third party train ticket websites.

  2. 20 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Third-party retailers have the option to charge a booking fee on their website, though not all of them do. Passengers can book rail tickets without a booking fee by purchasing direct from one of the train operating company websites/apps. Last year the Off...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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