Saver return tickets?

Question

okay! national rail services to london...

is it still correct that you can use saver return tickets on virgin trains services at PEAK times if the ticket is accompanied with a valid railcard (i.e. young persons, senior, etc)?

Every time I go to London Euston station all the peak time services state that saver restrictions reply on the service, however these restrictions don't count if the traveller has a valid railcard.

Just tried to book via thetrainline.com for tickets from Coventry to London at a peak time... whereas I was expecting the usual £23.10 price, or £33.10 with a travelcard, I was presented with a £67 ticket and a £113.10 ticket with a railcard.

Ripoff.

Should I just go to the station tomorrow and buy a saver return for £23 and jump on the peak train with my railcard anyway?

Answer 1

Doesn't matter if you have a railcard or not, you can't travel peak time on a saver ticket

Answer 2

I would speak to the station staff, if they can't do it then they can expain why...

Another alternative is to as uk.railway on usenet (google groups provide a web interface for it)