LONDON, July 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Competition
Appeal Tribunal (the "Tribunal") granted a Collective
Proceedings Order ("CPO") on 18
January 2022, allowing Justin
Gutmann (the "Class Representative") to bring
collective proceedings against First MTR South Western Trains
Limited and Stagecoach South Western Trains Limited (the
"Proceedings"). The claim is brought by Mr Gutmann on behalf
of rail passengers in relation to 'boundary fares' or 'extension
tickets' ("Boundary Fares"), which are fares valid for
travel to the outer boundaries of TfL's fare zones and are intended
to be combined with a Travelcard valid within the relevant zone
boundary.
On 10 May 2024, the Tribunal
approved a settlement between the Class Representative and
Stagecoach South Western Trains Limited ("SSWT") in the
Proceedings (the "Collective Settlement"). The Tribunal's
Collective Settlement Approval Order can be accessed at
www.BoundaryFares.com.
This notice may be relevant to you if you fall within the class
defined below and have not already opted-out of the Proceedings (a
"Class Member"). To qualify as a Class Member, this requires
that:
a) You purchased a rail fare for
yourself or another person, which was not a Boundary Fare, between
1 October 2015 and 20 August 2017.
b) You (or the person for whom the
fare was purchased) held a Travelcard 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 originating
from a station within your Travelcard zones to a destination beyond
the boundary of those zones.
d) You were resident in the
United Kingdom (UK) on
19 October 2021 and 30 April 2024.
A copy of the CPO, explaining the above capitalised terms, can
be accessed at www.BoundaryFares.com.
THE COLLECTIVE SETTLEMENT
SSWT has agreed to pay up to £25,000,000 (the "Settlement
Sum") to Class Members. The Settlement Sum is divided into
three 'Pots,' which require different `evidence; from no
documentary evidence to full documentary evidence, for Class
Members to make a valid claim for compensation.
Class Members who make a claim without any supporting
documentary evidence may claim for up to 6 journeys, at a value of
up to £5 per journey, up to a total of £30. Class Members who
provide proof of purchase of a relevant Travelcard or relevant rail
ticket may claim up to 20 journeys, at a value of up to £5 per
journey, up to a total of £100. Class Members who support their
claim with proof of purchase of both a relevant Travelcard and
relevant rail ticket(s) are not limited in the number of claims
they can make. The value of each claim will be determined based on
the actual difference in price between the fare paid and the
appropriate Boundary Fare. Class Members are advised to obtain bank
or credit card statements from 1 October
2015 to 20 August 2017, which
evidence these purchases, as soon as possible.
The Collective Settlement relates to SSWT only and does not
settle the claim against the other Defendant, First MTR South
Western Trains Limited. The Collective Settlement is entered into
without any admission of liability by SSWT.
The full terms of the Collective Settlement and more details
about the Proceedings can be accessed at
www.BoundaryFares.com
FILE A CLAIM
If you are someone who falls within the class defined above, you
can now file a claim for compensation from the Settlement Sum.
Please visit www.BoundaryFares.com for further
information and a step-by-step guide to filing a claim.
OPT-OUT
If you are a member of the class defined above, were living in
the UK on 30 April 2024, and do not
wish to be bound by the terms of the Collective Settlement, you may
opt-out by filing an opt-out form, which you can find online at
www.BoundaryFares.com. The deadline to opt-out of the settlement is
10 August 2024. You do not need to
provide a reason for opting out.
OPT-IN
If you are a member of the class defined above and were not
living in the UK on 30 April 2024,
you will not be bound by the Collective Settlement unless you
opt-in by filing an opt-in form, which you can find online
at www.BoundaryFares.com. The deadline to opt-in to the
settlement is 10 January 2025.
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