Wilfully obtuse business when it comes to refunds process - used them for years happily, but when trains are not guaranteed, you want a service that honours consumer best practise - redspottedhanky... See more
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Wilfully obtuse business when it comes to refunds process - used them for years happily, but when trains are not guaranteed, you want a service that honours consumer best practise - redspottedhanky... See more
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Overall pretty good. But mixed. Had to cancel my trip due to an emergency. Tried to amend my tickets and rebook but the website kept trying to charge me for physically delivering the new tickets, ev... See more
Great service from Richard at Red Spotted Hanky. I had double clicked on train ticket order and got 4 tickets instead of 2. Phone then email and was refunded for my error within 24 hours. Amazing cust... See more
For some time I have used Redspottedhanky.com to buy my rail tickets each week. I have not experienced any issue with the service or the App. The ticket prices are often cheaper than available elsewhe... See more
We thought that we should tell you why we created the service and what you should expect from us - our commitment to you, our customers What we're about We want you to enjoy buying your tickets with us, we want to make the experience more enjoyable by delivering a service that you can trust in and rely upon. At redspottedhanky.com, we believe in honesty and trust, and we are committed to our customers. We'll give you something back We realise that travel is done for a reason - not many people in the world use trains, planes and automobiles just for the sake of travelling, and we understand these are all means to an end. We believe that we stand alongside many people when we say the mechanism by which travel is sold online is not focused enough on the needs of today's travellers. There is too much focus on the ‘hardware’, whether it is a train, plane or automobile, and not enough focus on the software ‘experience’, customer service or inspiration. At redspottedhanky.com, we believe we have a solution to fix this. We know any lasting solution will require long term commitment, and we're willing to give this to our customers. Let’s be honest, travel is not cheap, and too many businesses seem to forget that there are real people like you, who may not feel like they're getting good value for money. We won't charge you a booking fee Unlike other train companies, we draw the line at booking fees. We strongly feel that you already paying for your ticket, so we're not going to double charge you. We'll always be open and honest with you It's generally accepted economic theory that transparent markets are more efficient, and help to reduce prices. So we'll make sure that redspottedhanky.com operates as openly and honestly as possible. We'll also take every opportunity - and even try to create opportunities - to lower ticket prices for you. We'll make it easier to purchase travel tickets Right now, even if you're able to find the tickets for the trip that you want to make, it's really not all that easy to buy them. Unmanned stations, poor websites, bad customer service, excessive fees and deceptive marketing all lead to customer problems. We've done our best to make redspottedhanky.com clear and intuitive to use. Using the best functionality available, we truly believe our train ticketing solution is the best on the market for you to find the best value tickets that meet your needs. We understand that selling you a ticket is not enough, that's why we're committed to providing you with enough information to plan and manage your trip and to let us know how it went (whether good or bad). We'll continue developing our website to provide real-time travel information, route maps, destination information and independent reviews, so that you can make a fully informed choice before buying your travel tickets online. Through initiatives such as these, we always strive to make the experience of buying your travel tickets care-free, secure and positive - after all this is part of the travel experience. What if things go wrong? We are committed to providing you with the best service we can, sometimes this may not always be possible, where we have let you down or not met your expectations we will do our best to put things right as quickly as possible where we can. We want you to keep coming back to redspottedhanky.com to buy your train tickets, we believe the best way to do this is to build trust with you, that we can deliver to your needs time after time.
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double booked the same trip by train, same time and dates. agent was very helpful and communication by phone in the first place, then by e-mail thank you cheers
Mistakenly bought wrong ticket and received great customer service swiftly from Richard to correct it. Thanks very much!
I bought two sets of train tickets by mistake. I am delighted that Red Spotted Hanky has refunded my mistake very quickly with no problems at all.
I wanted a refund for 2 rail tickets, that I had booked earlier, unfortunately both for journeys on strike days.
Richard quickly sorted this for me and refunded me.
The email service from Omolara was excellent, very helpful and very responsive. They responded promptly and dealt with my issue efficientlY.
Strike action by train company after we had bought our tickets through Red Spotted Hanky. Unable to undertake trip to London. Red Spotted Hanky are deducting £10 admin fee and then also asking for us to post tickets special recorded delivery at further additional cost.
This is highway robbery as they surely know that there was no service by the train company we had booked on the day.
The sooner the rail system is fully nationalised and private companies are stopped from profiteering at train users expense the better.
Following the below reply from Red Spotted hanky, I rang the helpline, who couldn't help, other than to tell me to send an email them explaining the circumstances.
Not sure why they call it a helpline.

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My husband tested positive for Covid-19 today and so we had to cancel our trip to Scarborough for our wedding anniversary. I was surpised to get through straight away when I rang to cancel and the telephone operator was most helpful in explaining how to go about applying for a refund. I have already received an email letting me know my request for a refund has been processed. I shall definitely be using Red Spotted Hanky for future bookings.
Because of a train drivers strike I hadn’t a clue what to do next like whether I could use the same tickets another day , but the redspottedhanky gave a phone number which was answered quickly & I was given good advice by a friendly and very helpful man ( I have a hearing problem so didn’t catch his name).Some of that advice was to buy new tickets and email requesting a refund for the strike day and the courteous agent Omolara, not only replied speedily answering my questions but then immediately refunded the money !
I had used Red Spotted Hanky to book train tickets over the recent heatwave and have had to change the bookings twice being given a full refund each time for my original bookings within hours of my request. They also dont charge any booking fee as others do. A great company with very friendly and efficient customer service.
Jennifer was beyond excellent at customer service. She responded so quickly and answered all my queries. Many thanks to her.
Fantastic customer service, needed to claim a refund due to contracting Covid. Jennifer was super quick to respond & refund. Was expecting a £10 admin fee but this was removed due to Covid which was totally unexpected. Thank you 😊
Have booked a few journeys with redspottedhanky lately and then been unable to travel, firstly due to strikes then due to Covid. They have absolutely fantastic customers service, I’ve received personal responses to my emails, sometimes within minutes and all refunds have been processed super fast.
Could not recommend them more highly for booking train tickets
Shout out to Jennifer from the Customer Service. I needed to amend my train tickets for the first time ever and she was extremely patient talking me through the process. Keep up the great customer service work! :)
Excellent customer service - having tested positive for COVID, I cancelled my ticket which was processed instantly, and on a Sunday.
Thank you to Susan, who was the team leader that dealt with the refund.
Superb customer service from Richard. Train strike caused mayhem, they must have been very busy, but still he dealt with my cancelled bookings, rebooking and refunds as if I was the only customer.
Highly recommend the company and highly commend them on their Customer Service.
Thank you
I couldn't travel due to the rail strike. I emailed on Monday evening and had a response and refund processed the next day. Thanks to Richard for his excellent customer service!
I booked a journey through Redspottedhanky. When the confirmation email arrived I noticed I'd booked the train departure time was wrong. I immediately booked another journey at the correct time. This was on a Saturday evening. I sent an email on Sunday to customer services explaining what had happened and by 10am on Monday my refund had been processed. A big thank you to Redspottedhanky and in particular Richard who processed my request so promptly and efficiently.
Excellent service. Richard handled my query very quickly and efficiently.
Requested a refund this morning relating to a duplicate payment. Spoke to Richard who was super helpful, I can honestly say this has been the best experience I've had concerning refunds, right from making the call (picked up very quickly) to receiving a confirmation after I had sent my email.
Keep up the good work it was an absolute pleasure.
Rail strike . Refund requested by e-mail
Confirmed within minutes. Will be waiting to see how quickly my credit card people can process this refund.
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