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Series 3 Episode 8: Recession proof your finances
Broadcast: Wed 5th November 2008
Broadcast: Wed 5th November 2008
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Fast track savings
Wed 22nd October 2008
Joe Venuto, from Leamington Spa, is a powerhouse example of how to use a hidden technique to slash your train costs.
He's saving a whopping £3,300 a year by splitting his tickets instead of buying a standard return journey, after following Martin's tips.
He commutes two to three times a week between his home town and Reading for work. Instead of buying a straight-forward ticket, he gets a return from Leamington Spa to Banbury and another return from Banbury to Reading. This is called split ticketing.
This means he pays £25.10 a time instead of the usual £53 peak-time price - an astonishing, more than 50%, saving.
External Links: For step-by-step information on slicing down your travel costs read Martin's Cheap Train Tickets guide.