Rail Ticket Machines: 70% Do Not Produce Cheapest Fares

More than two-thirds of ticket machines on Britain’s railways do not inform passengers how to get the cheapest fares, the Department for Transport (DfT) has said.A joint action plan launched in December last year by the Government, rail industry and consumer groups pledged to ensure machines tell passengers if they could save money by waiting a few minutes to buy an off-peak ticket or going to a ticket office.But a DfT update a year later revealed just 30% of machines are compliant.The par