Dorset Echo: Martin Lewis, money saving expert

This week: how to save money on train travel



Train ticket prices are to logic what reindeer are to scrabble.

In other words, they’ve nothing in common.

If you want to save money on the train, take the logic book
and throw it out of the window.

While travelling by train can be cheap, efficient and easy
, the pricing system is a mess.

So to really hone down the cheapest priced tickets you need
to understand and combine first the simple tips, then the bizarre…

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THIS WEEK'S TIPS:

Kids go free to West End

Visit www.kidsweek.co.uk to get a 'free' child's ticket
(for under-16s) to any one of 37 London theatre shows
in August when you buy a full-priced adult ticket (which can cost around £50).

In addition, you'll get 50% off for up to two more children.

GetLenses.co.uk 10% off new customer code

Enter the code LENSES32 online at www.getlenses.co.uk.

Valid till 30 Sep 2014, delivery's £2.99.


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