Thursday, July 11, 2024 South Western Trains is facing a collective legal action following a ruling by the Competition Appeal Tribunal on January 18, 2022. The tribunal granted a Collective Proceedings Order (CPO) allowing Justin Gutmann to proceed with a lawsuit against First MTR South Western Trains Limited and Stagecoach South Western Trains Limited. The case focuses on the issue of ‘boundary fares’ or ‘extension tickets’ (“Boundary Fares”), which are meant for travel to the outer edges of Transport for London’s (TfL) fare zones.
These fares should be used alongside a Travelcard that is valid within the relevant zone boundary. On May 10, 2024, the Tribunal approved a settlement between the Class Representative and Stagecoach South Western Trains Limited (“SSWT”) in the Proceedings. The Tribunal’s Collective Settlement Approval Order can be viewed at www.
BoundaryFares.com. This notice is important if you are part of the class defined below and have not opted out of the Proceedings.
To be considered a Class Member, you must meet the following criteria: a) You purchased a rail fare for yourself or another person, which was not a Boundary Fare, between October 1, 2015, and August 20, 2017. b) You possessed a Travelcard that was valid for travel within one of TfL’s fare zones at the time of the journey. c) The rail fare was valid for travel, in whole or in part, on SSWT services, with the journey starting from a station within your Travelcard zones and end.
