Train companies are set to amend their terms in order to stop misleading customers about their compensation rights when they lose money following delays or cancellations, after Which? revealed they were potentially breaking the law. The Office for Road and Rail (ORR) worked with the rail industry to change train operators’ terms and conditions to […]
Alex Hayman, Which? Managing Director of Public Markets, said: “Thousands of people have told us about their miserable train journeys, so it’s no surprise to see satisfaction is down overall and chronically poor on value for money and handling of delays. “Our research has shown that seven million journeys were significantly delayed last year and satisfaction […]
Passengers lost at least 3,594,264 hours to significantly delayed journeys last year according to research from Which? With rail fares due to rise by an average of 3.4% from 2 January, the consumer champion found that across all train companies under franchise, significant delays of at least 30 minutes affected 7,188,529 passenger journeys last year. […]
Alex Neill, Which? Director of Policy and Campaigns, said: “Providing certainty to Southern passengers of a much diminished service will be of little comfort after they’ve endured months of delays and cancellations. “Compensation is the very least passengers will expect but what they really want to see is action against train companies who continually let them down.” […]