What are UK "rail appointed travel agents", and where can I find one who'll sell me a ticket?
I've come across a rather interesting looking discounted fare for a UK rail journey. The slight snag is that I can't seem to buy it on the website of the train company that is offering it. Instead, the terms and conditions of the fare state:
Can be booked through rail appointed travel agents only. Any changes or refunds must be made through your rail appointed travel agent.
I've never heard of a "rail appointed travel agent" before. What is one? Are the usual UK train ticket selling websites them? Do our good friends at Loco2 count as one? And if not, where can I find one who'd be able (and willing!) to sell me this special fare?
(The fare I'm looking at is train operating company (TOC) specific, is time limited, and offers a decent looking discount. I suspect the "rail appointed travel agent" restriction is to reduce the number of people taking the offer up! Hopefully the answers to this question will help people who come across future fares like this, not just me for this one)
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