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Really ? Petrol is £6.30 a gallon and it's a minimum 400 mile round trip, not taking into account other cost factors. Very economical car ?

I can do the round trip for a £45 tank in my little Peugeot, which compared to a £67 ticket is enough of a saving to justify. Even more so if our lass or mates share the journey.

I didn't intend to start the car vs train debate. Just seems to me that headline fares increasing at twice the rate of inflation on average is pretty steep, when fares already are high.

Quite. It is steep, and offensive even when you consider that people who WANT to get the train over driving are being priced out.