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GTR Collective Proceedings

We've issued a collective action on behalf of a class of around 1 million consumers against Govia Thameslink Railway Limited ("GTR") and its parent companies for over £400 million in damages.
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Julian Maitland-Walker has been in practice as a corporate and commercial lawyer since 1974, specialising in the field of European and Competition law where he is recognised as a Leading Individual described as “highly regarded" with a "high-quality competition law practice" by the Legal 500 Directory.

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Brighton mainline by issuing tickets that, in breach of the fare-setting regulations, unlawfully restrict travel to Southern and/or Thameslink train brands when tickets should permit travel on all three GTR train brands (Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink).

GTR inflates the prices passengers pay for fares allowing travel on two or all three GTR train brands when passengers should be permitted to travel on all three brands.

It is also alleged that GTR unlawfully inflates fares where passengers use Oyster or contactless payment to tap in or tap out at London Victoria platforms 13 and 14, which are serviced mainly by Gatwick Express branded trains.

For more information, including to register to receive updates relating to this claim please visit the dedicated GTR Claim website at www.gtrclaim.co.uk or the Competition Appeals Tribunal website at www.catribunal.org.uk.  Media Contact: Joseph Siman at 07512 067530.

Background

The Claim states that the fare-setting regulatory regime does not entitle GTR to issue fares limited to only Southern and/or Thames link train brands (except for advance fares) but requires GTR’s fares to permit travel on all three brands. 

By charging higher prices for fares permitting travel on two or all three GTR train brands, GTR is abusing its dominant position in the market for rail services on the London-Brighton mainline in breach of Chapter II of the Competition Act 1998.

Similarly, where passengers pay using Oyster or contactless payment and tap in or tap out at London Victoria platforms 13 and 14 they pay more for the same journey than if they tapped in or tapped out at other platforms at London Victoria, in breach of the regulatory regime.

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