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Delay Repay Compensation for Rail Travel
A brilliant scheme
Have you ever been on a late train, watching the minutes tick by slowly, wondering if you’ll make your connection?
Travel delays are inevitable, and yes, you can always look for a silver lining: serendipitous meetings, more time to rest, and more time at your destination.
But what if delayed travel actually had a concrete payoff?
I recently did a keyword search for “great western railway delay repay.” Guess how many people were searching for the same phrase?
40,000 people!
Read on to learn how to avoid missed connections and claim delay repay. You’ll feel much better about that next announcement that your train is late.
Coping with UK Rail Delays
The worst-delayed trains I’ve ever taken are poor Amtrak trains in the United States, but sadly, they don’t offer compensation.
It’s different in the United Kingdom. For example, our journey from Bath to Sheffield was supposed to take 4 hours. It actually took 9.
